Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Full reference: J. E. Bauer and A. L. Stigall. 2016. A combined morphometric and phylogenetic revision of the Late Ordovician brachiopod genera Eochonetes and Thaerodonta. Journal of Paleontology 90(5):888-909
Belongs to Eochonetes according to J. E. Bauer and A. L. Stigall 2016
Sister taxa: Eochonetes advena, Eochonetes aspera, Eochonetes canaliferus, Eochonetes celticus, Eochonetes clarksvillensis, Eochonetes dignata, Eochonetes glabra, Eochonetes johnsonella, Eochonetes maearum, Eochonetes magna, Eochonetes minerva, Eochonetes mucronata, Eochonetes recedens, Eochonetes vaurealensis, Thaerodonta redstonensis, Thaerodonta recedens, Thaerodonta notabile
Type specimen: USNM 133257, a shell. Its type locality is D240 CO. On ridge between Black Canyon and South Creek, just north of divide, which is in a Richmondian carbonate limestone in the Saturday Mountain Formation of Idaho.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at D240 CO. On ridge between Black Canyon and South Creek, just north of divide
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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