Strophomena dignata Fenton 1928 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Full reference: C. Fenton. 1928. Forms of Strophomena from Black River and Richmond Formations. The American Midland Naturalist 11(3/4):144-159

Belongs to Strophomena according to G. A. Cooper 1956

See also Fenton 1928

Sister taxa: Streptorhynchus (Strophomena), Strophomena (Actinomena), Strophomena (Eostrophomena), Strophomena (Keilamena), Strophomena (Pentlandina), Strophomena (Strophomena), Strophomena aesopea, Strophomena amoena, Strophomena arcuata, Strophomena auburnensis, Strophomena billingsi, Strophomena cancellata, Strophomena compressa, Strophomena concordensis, Strophomena depressa, Strophomena extensa, Strophomena filitexta, Strophomena folium, Strophomena fontinalis, Strophomena girvanensis, Strophomena grandes, Strophomena hollii, Strophomena huronensis, Strophomena incurvata, Strophomena inspeciosa, Strophomena keilhaui, Strophomena lata, Strophomena lethea, Strophomena magna, Strophomena maysvillensis, Strophomena nutans, Strophomena occidentalis, Strophomena parvula, Strophomena parvula, Strophomena pectenoides, Strophomena pectinoides, Strophomena planoconvexa, Strophomena planumbona, Strophomena plattinensis, Strophomena rhomboidalis, Strophomena rukavishnikovae, Strophomena satterfieldi, Strophomena scofieldi, Strophomena septata, Strophomena trilobata, Strophomena varsensis, Strophomena vetusta

Type specimen: Walker Mus. 25532. Its type locality is 2.5 miles west of St. Genevieve, Weingarten, which is in a Chatfieldian carbonate shale/limestone in the Barnhart Formation of Missouri.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (4: Ontario collections), United States (1: Missouri)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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