Sowerbyella rugosa Meek 1873

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

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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