Artiopoda - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae
Alternative combination: Ampyx volborthi
Belongs to Lonchodomas according to T. Hansen and A. T. Nielsen 2003
Sister taxa: Lonchodomas (Foliopyge), Lonchodomas blackstonensis, Lonchodomas carinatus, Lonchodomas chaziensis, Lonchodomas clavulus, Lonchodomas coagmentatum, Lonchodomas depressus, Lonchodomas halli, Lonchodomas normalis, Lonchodomas paenepennatus, Lonchodomas pennatus, Lonchodomas politus, Lonchodomas portlocki, Lonchodomas punctatus, Lonchodomas retrolatus, Lonchodomas rostratus, Lonchodomas sublaevis, Lonchodomas suriensis, Lonchodomas tenuis, Lonchodomas tumidus, Lonchodomas yohi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Wolchow ( along Volkhov River; Zone B3; Vaginatus limestone), which is in a Kunda marine limestone in the Vaginatum Formation of the Russian Federation
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of the Russian Federation (38 collections)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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