Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Full reference: J. Jin, W. G. E. Caldwell, and B. S. Norford. 1993. Early Silurian brachiopods and biostratigraphy of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. Bulletin Geological Survey of Canada 457:1-221
Belongs to Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) according to J. Jin et al. 1993
Sister taxa: Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) abigailae, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) alternata, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) boucoti, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) conspicua, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) duplicata, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) duvalii, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) exceptionis, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) jongensis, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) lenis, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) paucicostellata, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) penkillensis, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) rhombica, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) semirugata, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) tenera, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) transversalis
Type specimen: Its type locality is GSC 80571, Attawapiskat River, which is in a Telychian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Attawapiskat Formation of Canada
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (12: Nunavut, Ontario collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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