Comatopoma (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Giraldiellidae

Parent taxon: Giraldiellidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Famatinorthis, Gelidorthina, Gelidorthis, Giraldiella, Kvania, Phaceloorthis, Proteorthis, Scaphorthis, Tazzarinia

Subtaxa: Comatopoma sororia

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of the Czech Republic (1 collection)

• Ordovician of the Czech Republic (3), Morocco (2), Norway (6), Turkey (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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