Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Plectambonitidae
Parent taxon: Plectambonitinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Opik 1933, Phleger 1933 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Akelina, Ingria, Plectella
Subtaxa: Plectambonites aranea Plectambonites etheridgei Plectambonites planissimus Plectambonites plicatella Plectambonites plicatellus Plectambonites praeteritus Plectambonites quinquecostata Plectambonites radiata Plectambonites radiatus Plectambonites rugosa Plectambonites sericeus Plectambonites uncinata Plectambonites youngiana
Type: Plectella uncinata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Uhaku of Estonia (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Canada (24: Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec), China (2), Estonia (2), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (11: Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee)
Total: 43 collections including 45 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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