†Shaleria (Janiomya) ornatella Davidson 1871 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Shaleriidae
Alternative combinations: Shaleria (Shaleria) ornatella, Shaleria ornatella, Strophomena ornatella
Belongs to Shaleria (Janiomya) according to M. Rubel 2011
See also Hoel 2011 and Musteikis and Cocks 2004
Sister taxon: Shaleria (Janiomya) parallelomya
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Poland (2 collections)
• Silurian of Estonia (4), Lithuania (3), Poland (1), Sweden (8), the United Kingdom (11)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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