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Sowerbyella gigantea

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Sowerbyella gigantea was named by Schuchert and Cooper (1930) [Cooper in Schuchert & Cooper 1930].

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Sowerbyella gigantea Schuchert and Cooper p. 271 figs. pl. 1, figs 19-20

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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
speciesgigantea

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 gigantea Schuchert and Cooper 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available