†Benignites Havlíček 1952 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptellinidae
Alternative spelling: Leptelloidea (Benignites)
Parent taxon: Leptellininae according to A. Williams et al. 2007
See also Spjeldnaes 1957
Sister taxa: Acculina, Bekkerella, Dulankarella, Kajnaria, Kilbuchomena, Leptastichidia, Leptellina, Leptelloidea, Mabella, Reversella, Shlyginia
Subtaxa: Benignites primula Leptelloidea (Benignites) heintzi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Dobrotivian of the Czech Republic (4 collections)
• Ordovician of Norway (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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