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Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) alternata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Sowerbyella alternata was named by Butts (1942). Its type specimen is USNM 97544a, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Eoplectodonta alternata by Cooper (1956); it was recombined as Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) alternata by Jin and Norford (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. estriatacostatus, E. paracostata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Sowerbyella alternata Butts p. 109 figs. pl. 95, figs. 22, 23,
1956Eoplectodonta alternata Cooper pp. 808 - 810 figs. Plate 184, A, figures 1-3; plate 207, B, figures 2-25; plate 208, A, figures 1-18; plate 269, E, fig
1996Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) alternata Jin and Norford pp. 38 - 39 figs. Plate 9, figures I4-27; Plate IO, figures I-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familySowerbyellidaeOpik 1930
subfamilySowerbyellinaeOpik 1930
genusEoplectodontaKozlowski 1929
subgenusEoplectodontaKozlowski 1929
speciesalternata(Butts 1942)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 11:44:55
Modified: 2009-06-10 13:44:55
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Chatfieldian or 457.30000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (British Columbia) Eoplectodonta alternata (35426 192176 192177 192178 192179 192182 192195 192196 192197 192200)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Virginia) Eoplectodonta alternata (76338 164197)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Nevada) Eoplectodonta alternata (104488 186187)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Virginia) Eoplectodonta alternata (105205)