Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptellinidae
Full reference: L. E. Popov, M. R. Kebriaee-Zadeh, and M. Ghobadi Pour. 2016. Emergence of the Saucrorthis Fauna in the Middle Ordovician of northern Iran. Australasian Palaeontological Memoirs 49:485-514
Belongs to Lepidomena according to L. E. Popov et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Lepidomena fortimuscula, Lepidomena pulchra
Type specimen: NMW 2014.26G.56, a valve (dorsal internal mould). Its type locality is Simeh-Kuh section, C-12. Unit L24, which is in a Darriwilian marine sandstone/siltstone in the Lashkarak Formation of Iran.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Iran (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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