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 maearum, Eochonetes magna, Eochonetes mucronata, Eochonetes recedens, Eochonetes vaurealensis, Eochonetes voldemortus, Thaerodonta recedens, Thaerodonta notabile, Thaerodonta redstonensis
Type specimen: USNM 145043. Its type locality is Section H-2 (Helms West Well). Bed 04. Hueco Mountains, west-facing escarpment, which is in a Maysvillian carbonate limestone in the Aleman Formation of Texas.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (5: Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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