Sowerbyella lepta Percival 1979 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Full reference: I. G. Percival. 1979. Late Ordovician articulate brachiopods from Gunningbland, Central New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnaean Society of New South Wales 103:175-187

Belongs to Sowerbyella according to I. G. Percival 1979

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 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 trabeata

Type specimen: Its type locality is L045'New Durran', 3.5 km SE of Gunningbland, which is in an Eastonian/Onnian marine siltstone/sandstone in the Goonumbla Volcanics Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Australia (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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