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Rugosowerbyella ambigua

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Ptychoglyptus ambiguus was named by Reed (1952). Its type specimen is Sowerbyella (Rugosowerbyella) ambigua and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Sowerbyella (Rugosowerbyella) ambigua by Mitchell (1977); it was recombined as Rugosowerbyella ambigua by Cocks (2013) and Cocks (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Ptychoglyptus ambiguus Reed p. 56 figs. pl. 2 f. 15-16
1977Sowerbyella (Rugosowerbyella) ambigua Mitchell
2013Rugosowerbyella ambigua Cocks p. 168 figs. 1H-J
2014Rugosowerbyella ambigua Cocks p. 41 fig. 41

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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
genusRugosowerbyellaJones 1928
speciesambigua(Reed 1952)

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: 2009-04-13 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, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rawtheyan or 448.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Rugosowerbyella ambigua (185122 185123)