Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptostrophiidae

Alternative combination: Aphanomena chilcaensis

Full reference: J. L. Benedetto. 1995. Braquiopodos del Silurica temprano malvinocafrico (Formacion La Chilca), Precordillera Argentina. Géobios 28(4):425-457

Belongs to Eostropheodonta according to J. L. Benedetto and E. Montoya 2015

See also Benedetto 1995

Sister taxa: Eostropheodonta augusta, Eostropheodonta bublitschenki, Eostropheodonta conradii, Eostropheodonta delicata, Eostropheodonta discumbata, Eostropheodonta hirnantensis, Eostropheodonta luna, Eostropheodonta mullochensis, Eostropheodonta multiradiata, Eostropheodonta parvicostellata, Eostropheodonta portfieldensis, Eostropheodonta schmalenseei, Eostropheodonta squamosa, Eostropheodonta tafilaltensis, Eostropheodonta ultrix, Stropheodonta (Eostropheodonta) williamsi, Aphanomena urbicola, Aphanomena schmalenseei, Aphanomena planoconvexa

Subtaxa: Eostropheodonta chilcaensis parvula

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Type specimen: CEGH-UNC 7228, a valve (in). Its type locality is Seccion del Cerro Agua de Felipe. Layer 2, which is in a Rhuddanian marine sandstone/shale in the La Chilca Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

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