Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Alternative combination: Sowerbyella redstonensis
Full reference: C. E. Mitchell and W. C. Sweet. 1989. Upper Ordovician conodonts, brachiopods, and chronostratigraphy of the Whittaker Formation, southwestern District of Mackenzie, N. W. T., Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 26:74-87
Belongs to Thaerodonta according to J. Jin and B. S. Norford 1996
See also Mitchell and Sweet 1989
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 mucronata, Eochonetes recedens, Eochonetes vaurealensis, Eochonetes voldemortus, Thaerodonta notabile, Thaerodonta recedens
Type specimen: Its type locality is Section W-1. 023.5 - 024.5 m. South Thundercloud Range, District of Mackenzie, which is in an Edenian carbonate limestone in the Whittaker Formation of Canada.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (6: British Columbia, Northwest Territories collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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