Pionomena emaciata Winchell and Schuchert 1892 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Glyptomenidae

Alternative combination: Strophomena emaciata

Synonym: Holtedahlina emaciata Rice and Hedblom 1987

Belongs to Pionomena according to J. K. Pope 1982

See also Cooper and Prouty 1943, Rice and Hedblom 1987 and Wagner 2020

Sister taxa: Pionomena neumani, Pionomena recens

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (1: Ontario collection), United States (10: Illinois, Iowa, Virginia)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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