Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Synonym: Pseudoanisopleurella
Parent taxon: Sowerbyellinae according to L. R. Cocks 2010
See also Cocks 2005, Mitchell 1977, Sepkoski 2002, Williams et al. 2000 and Zhan and Jin 2005
Sister taxa: Dubioleptina, Eochonetes, Eoplectodonta, Gunningblandella, Plectodonta, Sowerbyella
Subtaxa: Anisopleurella anceps Anisopleurella antiqua Anisopleurella asiatica Anisopleurella balclatchiensis Anisopleurella tricostata Anisopleurella tricostellata Anisopleurella yichangensis
Type: Anisopleurella tricostellata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of United States (2: Alabama, Tennessee collections)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Belgium (7), China (10), the Czech Republic (1), Iran (1), Ireland (3), Kazakhstan (1), Norway (1), Sweden (3), the United Kingdom (23), United States (3: Alaska, Maine, Tennessee)
Total: 56 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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