Eoplectodonta penkillensis Reed 1917 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Alternative combinations: Plectambonites transversalis penkillensis, Sowerbyella penkillensis

Belongs to Eoplectodonta according to L. R. M. Cocks 1970

See also Jones 1928

Sister taxa: Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta), Eoplectodonta (Ygerodiscus), Eoplectodonta acuminata, Eoplectodonta bidecorata, Eoplectodonta budgei, Eoplectodonta california, Eoplectodonta duvalii, Eoplectodonta moelsi, Eoplectodonta nesnakomkaensis, Eoplectodonta oscitanda, Eoplectodonta percedens, Eoplectodonta praecursor, Eoplectodonta precursor

Type specimen: B 44710

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Belarus (1 collection), the Czech Republic (1), Norway (2), the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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