†Hesperonomia nemea Hall and Whitfield 1877 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperonomiidae
Alternative combination: Strophomena nemea
Belongs to Hesperonomia according to E. O. Ulrich and G. A. Cooper 1938
See also Hall and Whitfield 1877 and Walcott 1884
Sister taxa: Hesperonomia antelopensis, Hesperonomia crassa, Hesperonomia orientalis, Hesperonomia planidorsalis, Hesperonomia subtransversa, Hesperonomia uzunbulakensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (3: Nevada, Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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