Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Alternative combinations: Leptaena rugosa, Plectambonites rugosus, Sowerbyella rugosus, Thaerodonta rugosa
Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1873. Descriptions of the invertebrate fossils of the Silurian and Devonian systems. Geological Survey of Ohio 1(2):1-243
Belongs to Sowerbyella according to H. J. Howe 1979
See also Caster et al. 1961, Foerste 1912, Foerste 1924, Howe 1972, Meek 1873 and Wang 1949
Sister taxa: Sowerbyella (Eochonetes), Sowerbyella (Rugosowerbyella), Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella), Sowerbyella (Viruella), Sowerbyella anticipata, Sowerbyella billabongensis, Sowerbyella curdsvillensis, Sowerbyella eha, Sowerbyella gigantea, Sowerbyella grierensis, Sowerbyella kayi, Sowerbyella lebanonensis, Sowerbyella lepta, Sowerbyella merriami, Sowerbyella minnesotensis, Sowerbyella monilifera, Sowerbyella multipartita, Sowerbyella perplexa, Sowerbyella raegaverensis, Sowerbyella saunjaensis, Sowerbyella silicica, Sowerbyella sladensis, Sowerbyella socialis, Sowerbyella soudleyensis, Sowerbyella subovalis, Sowerbyella trabeata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (3: Northwest Territories, Ontario collections), United States (110: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia)
Total: 113 collections each including a single occurrence
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