Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Alternative combination: Plectambonites curdsvillensis
Synonyms: Plectambonites punctostriatus Mather 1917, Sowerbyella punctostriata Mather 1917
Full reference: A. F. Foerste. 1912. Strophomena and other fossils from Cincinnatian and Mohawkian horizons, chiefly in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky. Bulletin of the Scientific Laboratories of Denison University 17(1):17-174
Belongs to Sowerbyella according to R. Titus 1992
See also Cooper 1956, Foerste 1912, Howe 1972, Howe 1979 and Mather 1917
Sister taxa: Sowerbyella (Eochonetes), Sowerbyella (Rugosowerbyella), Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella), Sowerbyella (Viruella), Sowerbyella anticipata, Sowerbyella billabongensis, 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 rugosa, Sowerbyella saunjaensis, Sowerbyella silicica, Sowerbyella sladensis, Sowerbyella socialis, Sowerbyella soudleyensis, Sowerbyella subovalis, Sowerbyella trabeata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (15: Ontario collections), United States (59: California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, Virginia)
Total: 74 collections including 79 occurrences
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