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Sowerbyella (Viruella)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Sowerbyella (Viruella) Roomusoks

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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
subgenusViruellaRoomusoks 1959

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.

Subg. †Sowerbyella (Viruella) Roomusoks 1959
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Sowerbyella (Viruella) minima Rõõmusoks 1959
Sowerbyella (Viruella) orvikui Rõõmusoks 1959
Sowerbyella (Viruella) uhakuana Rõõmusoks 1959
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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Dobrotivian to the top of the Cautleyan or 461.00000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Estonia (Harju) Sowerbyella orvikui, Sowerbyella uhakuana (174269) Sowerbyella uhakuana (174272 174274)
Lasnamagi461.4 - 459.7Estonia Sowerbyella orvikui (56210 174268 174271) Sowerbyella uhakuana (174277 174280)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Spain (East Sierra Morena) Viruella sp. (20834)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Lithuania Sowerbyella uhakuana (207235)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Estonia (Harju) Sowerbyella orvikui (174281) Sowerbyella uhakuana (174282)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Estonia (Ida-Viru) Sowerbyella uhakuana (174284)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Estonia Sowerbyella orvikui (174225) Sowerbyella uhakuana (168558 174283 174364)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Belarus Sowerbyella liliifera (195465)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Estonia (Ida-Viru) Sowerbyella liliifera (174285)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Estonia (Harju County) Sowerbyella minima (174365)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Estonia Sowerbyella liliifera (168516 168524 173984 174278 174279) Sowerbyella liliifera, Sowerbyella limata (168526) Sowerbyella liliifera, Sowerbyella minima (174287) Sowerbyella minima (168480 168661)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Lithuania Sowerbyella liliifera (195468 207236)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Estonia (Harju) Sowerbyella liliifera (174275) Sowerbyella liliifera, Sowerbyella minima (174270 174273 174276)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Sowerbyella sp. (89260)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom Sowerbyella sp. (163264)