Aporthophyla aurora Billings 1865 (lamp shell)

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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