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Sowerbyites lamellosus

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Syndielasmatidae

Taxonomy
Sowerbyites lamellosus was named by Cooper (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 117406c, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Sowerbyites lamellosus Cooper pp. 728 - 729 figs. Plate 180, C, figures 17-25; plate 181, B, figures 10-18; plate 184, G, figures 23-27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familySyndielasmatidaeCooper 1956
genusSowerbyitesTeichert 1937
specieslamellosus

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.

Sowerbyites lamellosus Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
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: 2009-06-10 12:03:33
Modified: 2009-06-10 14:03:33
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Mohawkian or 457.30000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Nevada) Sowerbyites lamellosus (186187)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Sowerbyites lamellosus (23893 23895)