Twenhofelia Boucot and Smith 1978 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Pentameridae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bisulcata, Brooksina, Capelliniella, Eokirkidium, Eopentamerus, Harpidium, Jolvia, Kirkidium, Lissocoelina, Nanukidium, Pentamerifera, Pentamerinae, Pentameroides, Pentameroidinae, Pentamerus, Rhipidium, Stenopentamerus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Twenhofelia in the database

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