Strophomena sculpturata Bassler 1919 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Alternative combination: Strophomena sculpturatus

Full reference: R. S. Bassler. 1919. Cambrian and Ordovician Formations of Maryland. Maryland Geological Survey 1-424

Belongs to Strophomena according to G. A. Cooper 1956

See also Bassler 1919 and Cooper and Cooper 1946

Sister taxa: Streptorhynchus (Strophomena), Strophomena (Actinomena), Strophomena (Eostrophomena), Strophomena (Keilamena), Strophomena (Pentlandina), Strophomena (Strophomena), Strophomena aesopea, Strophomena amoena, Strophomena arcuata, Strophomena auburnensis, Strophomena billingsi, Strophomena cancellata, Strophomena compressa, Strophomena concordensis, Strophomena depressa, Strophomena dignata, Strophomena extensa, Strophomena filitexta, Strophomena folium, Strophomena fontinalis, Strophomena girvanensis, Strophomena grandes, Strophomena hollii, Strophomena huronensis, Strophomena incurvata, Strophomena inspeciosa, Strophomena keilhaui, Strophomena lata, Strophomena lethea, Strophomena magna, Strophomena mangazeica, Strophomena maysvillensis, Strophomena minuta, Strophomena nutans, Strophomena occidentalis, Strophomena parvula, Strophomena parvula, Strophomena pectenoides, Strophomena pectinoides, Strophomena planoconvexa, Strophomena planumbona, Strophomena plattinensis, Strophomena rhomboidalis, Strophomena rukavishnikovae, Strophomena satterfieldi, Strophomena scofieldi, Strophomena septata, Strophomena sinuata, Strophomena trilobata, Strophomena varsensis, Strophomena vetusta

Type specimen: USNM 66165

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Oranda Formation, Bed 8-23 (Ordovician of Virginia)

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