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 magna, Eochonetes minerva, Eochonetes mucronata, Eochonetes recedens, Eochonetes vaurealensis, Eochonetes voldemortus, Thaerodonta notabile, Thaerodonta redstonensis, Thaerodonta recedens
Type specimen: FMNH PE 11072, a shell. Its type locality is D1 (CO). South Fork Rock Creek, which is in a Richmondian deep subtidal limestone in the Bighorn Dolomite Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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