Maydenella (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae

Parent taxon: Parastrophinidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anastrophia, Eoanastrophia, Eostrophina, Jolkinia, Liostrophia, Parastrophina, Parastrophinella, Protanastrophia

Subtaxa: Maydenella asymmetrica

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at AFI 76 (Ordovician of China)

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