Eoplicanoplia Boucot and Harper 1968 (lamp shell)

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

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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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