Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Alternative combination: Thaerodonta mucronata
Full reference: H. J. Howe. 1965. Plectambonitacea, Strophomenacea, and Atrypacea from the Montoya Group (Ordovician) of Trans-Pecos Texas. Journal of Paleontology 39(4):647-656
Belongs to Eochonetes according to J. E. Bauer and A. L. Stigall 2016
See also Howe 1965
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 recedens, Eochonetes vaurealensis, Eochonetes voldemortus, Thaerodonta redstonensis, Thaerodonta notabile, Thaerodonta recedens
Subtaxa: Thaerodonta mucronata scabra
Type specimen: USNM 145035, a shell. Its type locality is Section H-2 (Helms West Well). Bed 09. Hueco Mountains, west-facing escarpment, which is in a Maysvillian carbonate limestone in the Aleman Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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