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Sowerbyella thraivensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Plectambonites sericea thraivensis was named by Reed (1917).

It was recombined as Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) thraivensis by Mitchell (1977); it was recombined as Sowerbyella thraivensis by Cocks (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. austrum, S. delicatula, S. levanonensis, S. negrita, S. pleba, S. sericea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Plectambonites sericea thraivensis Reed p. 885 figs. pl. 15, figs. 27-32
1977Sowerbyella thraivensis Cocks p. 99
1977Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) thraivensis Mitchell p. 81 figs. pl. 16, figs. 9-22

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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
speciesthraivensis(Reed 1917)

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Wildernessian to the top of the Ashgill or 457.30000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wildernessian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Sowerbyella thraivensis (26947)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Quebec) Sowerbyella thraivensis (11703 11822 11930 11936 11937 12059 12060 12061 12062)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Sowerbyella thraivensis (28126 28136 28137 28138)
Ashgill - Llandovery449.5 - 432.9Canada (Québec) Sowerbyella thraivensis (24453 24454)