Aenigmastrophia greggi 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 cooperi

Type specimen: USNM 160182. Its type locality is USNM loc. 11162, Mountain House, Klamath Mountains, which is in a Wenlock/Ludlow marine sandstone in California.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USNM loc. 11162, Mountain House, Klamath Mountains

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