Eoplectodonta precursor Jones 1928 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Alternative combinations: Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) precursor, Eoplectodonta precursa, Sowerbyella precursor

Belongs to Eoplectodonta according to L. Hints and D. A. T. Harper 2015

See also Bassett and Cocks 1974, Cocks 2010 and Mitchell 1977

Sister taxa: Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta), Eoplectodonta (Ygerodiscus), Eoplectodonta acuminata, Eoplectodonta bidecorata, Eoplectodonta budgei, Eoplectodonta california, Eoplectodonta duvalii, Eoplectodonta moelsi, Eoplectodonta nesnakomkaensis, Eoplectodonta oscitanda, Eoplectodonta penkillensis, Eoplectodonta percedens, Eoplectodonta praecursor

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Haverfordwest, Upper Haverford Mudstone Fm. (Silurian of the United Kingdom)

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