Sowerbyella anticipata Percival 1979 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Full reference: I. G. Percival. 1979. Ordovician plectambonitacean brachiopods from New South Wales. Alcheringa 3(2):91-116

Belongs to Sowerbyella according to I. G. Percival 1979

Sister taxa: Sowerbyella (Eochonetes), Sowerbyella (Rugosowerbyella), Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella), Sowerbyella (Viruella), Sowerbyella billabongensis, Sowerbyella curdsvillensis, Sowerbyella eha, Sowerbyella gigantea, Sowerbyella grierensis, Sowerbyella kayi, Sowerbyella lebanonensis, Sowerbyella lepta, Sowerbyella merriami, Sowerbyella minnesotensis, Sowerbyella monilifera, Sowerbyella multipartita, Sowerbyella perplexa, Sowerbyella raegaverensis, Sowerbyella rugosa, Sowerbyella saunjaensis, Sowerbyella silicica, Sowerbyella sladensis, Sowerbyella socialis, Sowerbyella soudleyensis, Sowerbyella subovalis, Sowerbyella thraivensis, Sowerbyella trabeata

Type specimen: Its type locality is L051'Kurrajong Park', north of Gunningbland, which is in an Eastonian/Onnian submarine fan shale/sandstone in the Goonumbla Volcanics Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at L051. 'Kurrajong Park', north of Gunningbland

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