Hesperonomia nemea Hall and Whitfield 1877 (lamp shell)

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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