Strophomena

Strophomena Temporal range: Ordovician–Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Strophomena euglypha from Silurian period
A Strophomena sp. from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	†Strophomenata
Order:	†Strophomenida
Family:	†
Genus:	†Strophomena Rafinesque and De Blainville 1824

Strophomena costellata from Bromide Formation, Oklahoma, USA

Strophomena is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the order Strophomenida family , named by Rafinesque in 1824. They were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders.

These brachiopods (often known as lamp shells) lived from the Ordovician period to the Devonian period.

Distribution[]

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Devonian of Italy, Silurian to Devonian of Algeria, Morocco; Silurian of Australia, Morocco, Russia, Sweden, United States; Ordovician of Australia, Canada, China, France, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, United States; Llandeilo of China; Whiterockian of United States; Dawan of China; Arenig of China.

Species[]

• Strophomena amoena
• Strophomena billingsi
• Strophomena concordensis
• Strophomena costellata
• Strophomena dignata
• Strophomena extensa
• Strophomena euglypha
• Strophomena filitexta
• Strophomena fluctuosa
• Strophomena hecuba
• Strophomena hirundo
• Strophomena incurvata
• Strophomena lenta
• Strophomena minuta
• Strophomena nutans
• Strophomena orthonurensis
• Strophomena perconcava
• Strophomena planumbona
• Strophomena plattinensis
• Strophomena rhomboidalis
• Strophomena striatissima
• Strophomena vetusta

See also[]

• List of brachiopod genera

References[]

• Organism names
• Paleobiology Database
• Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database
• Encyclopædia Britannica
• Strophomena