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Sowerbyella rugosa

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Leptaena rugosa was named by Meek (1873).

It was recombined as Plectambonites rugosa by Foerste (1912); it was recombined as Plectambonites rugosus by Foerste (1924); it was recombined as Thaerodonta rugosa by Wang (1949); it was recombined as Sowerbyella rugosus by Caster et al. (1961); it was recombined as Sowerbyella rugosa by Howe (1972) and Howe (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Leptaena rugosa Meek p. 72 figs. plate V, Figs. 3 f, g, h;
1912Plectambonites rugosa Foerste pp. 123 - 127 figs. (Plate l, Figs. 7 .4, B, C; Plaw X, Figs. 7 .4, B, C, D
1924Plectambonites rugosus Foerste
1949Thaerodonta rugosa Wang
1961Sowerbyella rugosus Caster et al.
1972Sowerbyella rugosa Howe p. 445 figs. pl. 1 f. 4-7
1979Sowerbyella rugosa Howe p. C3 figs. pl. 1 f. 17-20

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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
speciesrugosa()

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 rugosa Meek 1873
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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: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Richmondian or 453.80000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (113 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Sowerbyella rugosa (85641 85642 85643 85646 85647 85652 85653 85654 85679 85680 85703 85708 85709 85710 85711 85712 85713 85714 85715 85717 85719 85720 85721 85722 85723 85724)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Virginia) Sowerbyella rugosa (85583 85585 85586 85589 85590 85591 85593 85594 85595 85596 85598 85599 85600 85601 85602 85603 85604 85605 85606 85607 85608 85609 85610 85611 85612 85613 85614 85615 85616 85617 85618 85619 85620 85621 85622 85623 85624)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Sowerbyella rugosa (24635)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Sowerbyella rugosa (34563)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) Sowerbyella rugosa (72678 72680 72708 72709 72710 72712 72713 72714 72715 72716 72717 72718 72719 72727 72729 72730 72731 72733 72735 72736 72755 72756 72757 72758 72760 72763 72955 72956 72957 72998)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) Thaerodonta rugosa (34895)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) Sowerbyella rugosus (349)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Sowerbyella rugosa (72738 72739 72740 72741 72742 72743 72744 72745 72746)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Sowerbyella rugosus (399)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) Sowerbyella rugosus (37833)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Plectambonites rugosus (173188 173232)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Plectambonites rugosus (26315 26316)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Kentucky) Sowerbyella rugosus (24034)