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Sowburia texana

Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae

Taxonomy
Horridonia texana was named by King (1931). Its type specimen is YPM 11508 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is R.E. King 255, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian/Wordian carbonate limestone in Texas.

It was recombined as Sowburia texana by Lazarev (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Horridonia texana King p. 85 figs. Pl 21, fig 35
1975Horridonia texana Cooper and Grant p. 1101 figs. Pl 208, figs 39-47; pl 468, figs 1-4
2005Sowburia texana Lazarev pp. 156-157

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderProductidina
superfamilyProductoideaGray 1840
familyProductidaeGray 1840
subfamilyLeioproductinaeMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
tribeHorridoniiniMuir-Wood and Cooper 1960
subtribeSowerbiina
genusSowburia
speciestexana()

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.

Sowburia texana King 1931
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height123.5

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:41
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 2000

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Horridonia texana (43517)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Horridonia texana (101808)
Roadian - Wordian272.3 - 264.28USA (Texas) Horridonia texana (150105)