Aenigmastrophia cooperi Boucot 1971 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Aenigmastrophiidae

Full reference: A. J. Boucot. 1971. Aenigmastrophia, new genus, a difficult Silurian brachiopod. Paleozoic Perspectives A Paleontological Tribute to G. Arthur Cooper 155-158

Belongs to Aenigmastrophia according to A. J. Boucot 1971

Sister taxon: Aenigmastrophia greggi

Type specimen: USNM 160179. Its type locality is USNM loc. 13257, Roberts Creek Mountain, Roberts Mountains, which is in a Ludlow marine limestone in the Roberts Mountains Formation of Nevada.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of United States (2: Nevada collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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