Benignites Havlíček 1952 (lamp shell)

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

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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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