†Eoplicanoplia Boucot and Harper 1968 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophochonetidae
Full reference: A. J. Boucot and C. W. Harper. 1968. Silurian to lower Middle Devonian Chonetacea. Journal of Paleontology 42(1):143-176
Parent taxon: Protochonetinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Hypselonetes, Nabarredia, Protochonetes, Shagamella
Subtaxa: Eoplicanoplia collicula
Type: Chonetes colliculus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (2: Indiana)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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