Plectodonta bipartita Chapman 1913 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Alternative combinations: Chonetes bipartita, Stropheodonta bipartita

Belongs to Plectodonta according to J. A. Talent 1963

Sister taxa: Plectodonta (Dalejodiscus), Plectodonta (Plectodonta), Plectodonta (Plectodontella), Plectodonta convexa, Plectodonta lenis, Plectodonta nubila, Plectodonta petila

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (5 collections)

• Silurian to Devonian of Australia (1)

• Silurian of Australia (13)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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