Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Full reference: H. J. Howe. 1979. Middle and Late Ordovician plectambonitacean, rhynchonellacean, syntrophiacean, trimerellacean, and atrypacean brachiopods: descriptions and illustrations of 14 species of Ordovician brachiopods. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1066(C):C1-C17
Belongs to Sowerbyella according to H. J. Howe 1979
Sister taxa: Sowerbyella (Eochonetes), Sowerbyella (Rugosowerbyella), Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella), Sowerbyella (Viruella), Sowerbyella anticipata, Sowerbyella billabongensis, Sowerbyella curdsvillensis, Sowerbyella eha, Sowerbyella gigantea, Sowerbyella kayi, Sowerbyella lebanonensis, Sowerbyella lepta, Sowerbyella merriami, Sowerbyella minnesotensis, Sowerbyella monilifera, Sowerbyella multipartita, Sowerbyella perplexa, Sowerbyella raegaverensis, Sowerbyella rugosa, Sowerbyella saunjaensis, Sowerbyella silicica, Sowerbyella sladensis, Sowerbyella socialis, Sowerbyella soudleyensis, Sowerbyella subovalis, Sowerbyella thraivensis, Sowerbyella trabeata
Type specimen: USNM 208592, a valve (pedicle valve). Its type locality is USGS 4956-CO. Road exposure on w. side of Kentucky River, at bridge crossing of Central Kentucky Parkway on n. side of parkway, near Salvisa, which is in a Shermanian carbonate limestone in the Lexington Formation of Kentucky.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Kentucky collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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