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Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) tenera

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy

Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) tenera was named by Rõõmusoks (1959).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

S. aequicostellata, S. austrum, S. cava, S. crassa, S. delicatula, S. eximia, S. gigantea C, S. indistincta, S. levanonensis, S. millinensis, S. minuta, S. negrita, S. pisum, S. pleba, S. plebia, S. plicatellus, S. plicatifera, S. ringsakerensis, S. senaria, S. sericea, S. sladenisis, S. variabilis, S. vulgata, S. minor, S. plana

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1959	Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) tenera Rõõmusoks

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805

Rank	Name	Author
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Strophomenata	Williams et al 1996
order	Strophomenida	Opik 1934
superfamily	Plectambonitoidea	Jones 1928
family	Sowerbyellidae	Opik 1930
subfamily	Sowerbyellinae	Opik 1930
genus	Sowerbyella	Jones 1928
subgenus	Sowerbyella	Jones 1928
species	tenera

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 (Sowerbyella) tenera Rõõmusoks 1959

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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Oandu to the top of the Rakvere or 452.80000 to 450.50000 Ma

Collections (28 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oandu	452.8 - 451.8	Estonia (Kuusiku)	Sowerbyella tenera (37777)
Oandu	452.8 - 451.8	Estonia (Sibila)	Sowerbyella tenera (37805)
Oandu	452.8 - 451.8	Estonia	Sowerbyella tenera (163470)
Oandu	452.8 - 451.8	Lithuania	Sowerbyella tenera (192437 192438 192878 195474 195476 207212 207240 207241)
Oandu	452.8 - 451.8	Russian Federation	Sowerbyella tenera (174381 174383)
Oandu	452.8 - 451.8	Belarus	Sowerbyella tenera (192883 192884 195475)
Oandu	452.8 - 451.8	Estonia (Ida Viru)	Sowerbyella tenera (168965)
Oandu	452.8 - 451.8	Estonia (Lääne-Viru)	Sowerbyella tenera (161217 169027 197531 197532 197533 197552)
Oandu	452.8 - 451.8	Estonia (Rookula)	Sowerbyella tenera (37773 37810)
Oandu	452.8 - 451.8	Latvia	Sowerbyella tenera (207213)
Katian	452.8 - 445.2	Estonia	Sowerbyella tenera (226719)
Rakvere	451.8 - 450.5	Estonia (Sibila)	Sowerbyella tenera (38038)