Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae
Alternative combinations: Eoplectodonta duplicata, Leptaena duplicata
Synonyms: Eoplectodonta mullochensis Reed 1917, Eoplectodonta undulata Phillips and Salter 1848, Leptaena transversalis undulata Phillips and Salter 1848, Plectambonites mullochensis Reed 1917, Sowerbyella undulata Phillips and Salter 1848
Full reference: J. C. de Sowerby and R. I. Murchison. 1839. The Silurian System. Part 2. Organic Remains. The Silurian System 2:579-768
Belongs to Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) according to L.R.M. Cocks 2005
See also Baarli 1995, Cocks 1970, Dewing 1999 and Reed 1917
Sister taxa: Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) abigailae, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) alternata, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) boucoti, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) conspicua, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) duvalii, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) exceptionis, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) hudsonensis, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) jongensis, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) lenis, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) paucicostellata, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) penkillensis, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) rhombica, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) semirugata, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) tenera, Eoplectodonta (Eoplectodonta) transversalis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Argentina (1 collection), Norway (42), the United Kingdom (137)
• Ordovician to Silurian of Norway (1)
Total: 181 collections including 184 occurrences
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