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Sowerbyella minnesotensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Leptaena minnesotensis was named by Sardeson (1892).

It was recombined as Thaerodonta minnesotensis by Wang (1949); it was recombined as Sowerbyella minnesotensis by Bauer and Stigall (2016).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. austrum, S. delicatula, S. levanonensis, S. negrita, S. pleba

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Leptaena minnesotensis Sardeson p. 120 figs. pl. 4 f. 24 & 25
1949Thaerodonta minnesotensis Wang p. 222
2016Sowerbyella minnesotensis Bauer and Stigall p. 897

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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
genusSowerbyellaJones 1928
speciesminnesotensis()

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.

†Sowerbyella minnesotensis Sardeson 1892
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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: 2009-04-13 09:02:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:01:17
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Sowerbyella minnesotensis (23290)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Sowerbyella minnesotensis (23278 23279)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Sowerbyella minnesotensis (23800 23801 23802 23803 23804 23805 23806)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Sowerbyella minnesotensis (23807 23809)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Sowerbyella minnesotensis (23280 23281)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Sowerbyella minnesotensis (26293 26295)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Sowerbyella minnesotensis (23810)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Sowerbyella minnesotensis (23282)