Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Alternative spelling: Chonetes (Eochonetes)
Synonym: Thaerodonta Wang 1949
Parent taxon: Sowerbyellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Dewing 1999, Howe 1988, Macomber 1970, Mitchell 1977 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anisopleurella, Dubioleptina, Eoplectodonta, Gunningblandella, Plectodonta, Sowerbyella
Subtaxa: Eochonetes advena Eochonetes aspera Eochonetes canaliferus Eochonetes celticus Eochonetes clarksvillensis Eochonetes dignata Eochonetes glabra Eochonetes johnsonella Eochonetes maearum Eochonetes magna Eochonetes minerva Eochonetes mucronata Eochonetes recedens Eochonetes vaurealensis Eochonetes voldemortus Thaerodonta notabile Thaerodonta recedens Thaerodonta redstonensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (129: British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec collections), Estonia (8), Lithuania (5), Morocco (3), Norway (2), the Russian Federation (1), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (5), United States (95: California, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 249 collections including 255 occurrences
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