Anthozoa - Stauriida - Streptelasmatidae
Full reference: H. R. Pestana. 1960. Fossils from the Johnson Spring Formation, Middle Ordovician, Independence Quadrangle, California. Journal of Paleontology 34(5):862-873
Belongs to Streptelasma according to H. R. Pestana 1960
Sister taxa: Streptelasma (Grewingkia), Streptelasma (Kenophyllum), Streptelasma (Streptelasma), Streptelasma arcticum, Streptelasma bystrowi, Streptelasma collucata, Streptelasma compactum, Streptelasma complanata, Streptelasma concamerata, Streptelasma concavum, Streptelasma corniculum, Streptelasma curvatum, Streptelasma cylindricum, Streptelasma cyrtum, Streptelasma dispandum, Streptelasma distinctum, Streptelasma divaricans, Streptelasma duncani, Streptelasma eccentricum, Streptelasma etnaense, Streptelasma fevida, Streptelasma hiumica, Streptelasma linnarssoni, Streptelasma luminosa, Streptelasma medioseptatum, Streptelasma oanduensis, Streptelasma ostrogothicum, Streptelasma prima, Streptelasma primum, Streptelasma prolongatum, Streptelasma rectum, Streptelasma rostrata, Streptelasma solida, Streptelasma undulata
Type specimen: UCMP 37699. Its type locality is UCMP loc. B6095, Mazourka Canyon, which is in a Trentonian marine limestone/quartzite in the Johnson Spring Formation of California.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (6: California collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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