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Sowerbyella kayi

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Sowerbyella kayi was named by Titus (1992). Its type specimen is NYSM 16214 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Sowerbyella kayi Titus p. 770 figs. 5, 7.1-7.19

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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
specieskayi

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 kayi Titus 1992
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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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Mohawkian or 457.30000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (New York) Sowerbyella kayi (104574 104575 104576 104577 104578 104579 104581 104582 104583 104584 104585 104586 104587 104588 104589 104590 104595 104596 104597 104598 104599 104600 104601 104602 104603 104605 104607 104608 104609 104615 104618 104620 104621 104622 104624 104625 104627 104628 104629)