Strophodonta titan Imbrie 1959 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophodontidae

Full reference: J. Imbrie. 1959. Brachiopods of the Traverse Group (Devonian) of Michigan: Part 1. Dalmanellacea, Pentameracea, Strophomenacea, Orthotetacea, Chonetacea, and Productacea. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 116(4):345-410

Belongs to Strophodonta according to J. Imbrie 1959

Sister taxa: Stropheodonta (Stropheodonta), Stropheodonta asella, Stropheodonta concava, Stropheodonta corrugatella, Stropheodonta filicosta, Stropheodonta magnacosta, Strophodonta (Asturistrophia), Strophodonta (Strophodonta), Strophodonta corrugata, Strophodonta inequiradiata, Strophodonta patersoni, Strophodonta umbonata, Strophodonta variabilis

Type specimen: U.S.N.M. No. 124267. Its type locality is Loc. 14. Quarry of Petoskey Portland Cement Co., ~2 miles WSW of Petoskey, which is in a Givetian/Givetian carbonate limestone in the Gravel Point Formation of Michigan.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (4: Michigan collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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