Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Parent taxon: Streptelasmatinae according to R. J. Elias 1985
See also Elias 1981 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aknisophyllum, Archaeozaphrentis, Asthenophyllum, Axiphoria, Axolasma, Bowenelasma, Briantelasma, Densigrewingkia, Densiphrentis, Densiphyllum, Eurogrewingkia, Fosselasma, Grewingkia, Kaljolasma, Kenophyllum, Kionelasma, Leolasma, Lobocorallium, Ogilvilasma, Parabrachyelasma, Paramplexoides, Pterophrentis, Pycnactoides, Rectigrewingkia, Salvadorea, Siphonolasma, Streptelasma, Triplophyllum, Ullernelasma
Subtaxa: Bighornia parva Bighornia patella
Type: Bighornia parva
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (48: Alberta, British Columbia, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Québec collections), Estonia (2), United States (25: Alaska, California, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa, Illinois, Nevada, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 75 collections including 83 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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