Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Eopholidostrophiidae
Alternative spelling: Pholidostrophia (Eopholidostrophia)
Parent taxon: Eopholidostrophiidae according to M. Rubel 2011
See also Cocks 1978, Musteikis and Cocks 2004, Sepkoski 2002, Temple 1987 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxon: Mesopholidostrophia
Subtaxa: Eopholidostrophia (Megapholidostrophia) Eopholidostrophia matutina Eopholidostrophia portlocki Eopholidostrophia sefinensis Pholidostrophia (Eopholidostrophia) cocksi
Type: Stropheodonta sefinensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Quebec collection), China (2), Estonia (4), Kazakhstan (2), Norway (11), the United Kingdom (32)
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (10)
Total: 62 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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