Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Eopholidostrophiidae
Synonyms: Lissostrophia (Mesolissostrophia), Mesolissostrophia
Parent taxon: Eopholidostrophiidae according to M. Rubel 2011
See also Bassett and Cocks 1974, Musteikis and Cocks 2004, Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxon: Eopholidostrophia
Subtaxa: Mesopholidostrophia fletcheri Mesopholidostrophia laevigata Mesopholidostrophia nitens Mesopholidostrophia salopiensis Mesopholidostrophia sifae
Type: Pholidostrophia (Mesopholidostrophia) nitens
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), United States (1: Nevada)
• Jaani of Estonia (3), Lithuania (3)
• Niagaran of Canada (1: Québec)
• Silurian of Canada (6: Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Québec), China (1), the Czech Republic (2), Estonia (2), Ireland (1), Lithuania (12), Mexico (2), Spain (1), Sweden (3), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (21)
Total: 61 collections including 62 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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