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Sowerbyella gigantea

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Sowerbyella gigantea was named by Schuchert and Cooper (1930) [Cooper in Schuchert & Cooper 1930].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Sowerbyella gigantea Schuchert and Cooper p. 271 figs. pl. 1, figs 19-20

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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
speciesgigantea

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 gigantea Schuchert and Cooper 1930
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Ashgill or 449.50000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Sowerbyella gigantea (37794)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Sowerbyella gigantea (37469 37790)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) Sowerbyella gigantea (11555 11556 11557 11690 11706 11723 11725 11736 11737 11938)
Ashgill - Llandovery449.5 - 433.4Canada (Québec) Sowerbyella gigantea (24453 24505)