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Strophomena

Genus of brachiopods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Strophomena
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Strophomena is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the order Strophomenida family Strophomenidae, named by Rafinesque in 1824. They were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders.

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Strophomena costellata from Bromide Formation, Oklahoma, USA

These brachiopods (often known as lamp shells) lived from the Ordovician period to the Devonian period.

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Distribution

Devonian of Italy, Silurian to Devonian of Algeria, Morocco; Silurian of Australia, Morocco, Russia, Sweden, United States; Ordovician of Australia, Canada, China, France, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, United States; Llandeilo of China; Whiterockian of United States; Dawan of China; Arenig of China.

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Species

  • Strophomena amoena
  • Strophomena billingsi
  • Strophomena concordensis
  • Strophomena costellata
  • Strophomena dignata
  • Strophomena extensa
  • Strophomena euglypha
  • Strophomena filitexta
  • Strophomena fluctuosa
  • Strophomena hecuba
  • Strophomena hirundo
  • Strophomena incurvata
  • Strophomena lenta
  • Strophomena minuta
  • Strophomena nutans
  • Strophomena orthonurensis
  • Strophomena perconcava
  • Strophomena planumbona
  • Strophomena plattinensis
  • Strophomena rhomboidalis
  • Strophomena striatissima
  • Strophomena vetusta
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