Strophomena
Genus of brachiopods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 | |
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Strophomena euglypha from Silurian period | |
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A Strophomena sp. from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
Class: | †Strophomenata |
Order: | †Strophomenida |
Family: | †Strophomenidae |
Genus: | †Strophomena Rafinesque and De Blainville 1824 |
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These brachiopods (often known as lamp shells) lived from the Ordovician period to the Devonian period.