†Aporthophyla aurora Billings 1865 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Taffiidae
Alternative combination: Strophomena aurora
Belongs to Aporthophyla according to L. R. M. Cocks and J. -Y. Rong 1989
See also Cooper 1956
Sister taxa: Aporthophyla kasachstanica, Aporthophyla perelegans, Aporthophyla stoermeri, Aporthophyla tianjingshanensis, Aporthophyla typa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pointe Riche, which is in a Whiterockian shallow subtidal horizon in the Table Cove Formation of Canada
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Pointe Riche
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