Eochonetes clarksvillensis Foerste 1912 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Alternative combinations: Plectambonites rugosa clarksvillensis, Sowerbyella clarkesvillensis, Sowerbyella rugosus clarksvillensis, Thaerodonta clarksvillensis, Thaerodonta clarkvillensis

Belongs to Eochonetes according to J. E. Bauer and A. L. Stigall 2016

See also Caster et al. 1961, Cocks 2013, Fox 1968, Howe 1972, Liberty 1969 and Wang 1949

Sister taxa: Eochonetes advena, Eochonetes aspera, Eochonetes canaliferus, Eochonetes celticus, Eochonetes dignata, Eochonetes glabra, Eochonetes johnsonella, Eochonetes maearum, Eochonetes magna, Eochonetes minerva, Eochonetes mucronata, Eochonetes recedens, Eochonetes vaurealensis, Eochonetes voldemortus, Thaerodonta notabile, Thaerodonta redstonensis, Thaerodonta recedens

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (11: Manitoba, Ontario collections), United States (55: Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio)

Total: 66 collections each including a single occurrence

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