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Sowerbyella

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Sowerbyella Jones pp. 367-527
1959Sowerbyella Rõõmusoks
1977Sowerbyella Mitchell
1982Sowerbyella Owen and Harper
2000Sowerbyella Popov et al.
2000Sowerbyella Williams et al. p. 341
2001Sowerbyella Percival et al.
2002Sowerbyella Sepkoski
2008Sowerbyella Zhan et al.
2010Sowerbyella Cocks
2017Sowerbyella Liljeroth et al.

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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
familySowerbyellidaeOpik 1930
subfamilySowerbyellinaeOpik 1930
genusSowerbyellaJones 1928

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.

G. †Sowerbyella Jones 1928
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Subg. †Sowerbyella (Eochonetes) Reed 1917
Subg. †Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) Jones 1928
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Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) ampla Nikitin and Popov 1996
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) multipartita Williams and Cocks 1978
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Invalid names: Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) tamdysuensis Misius 1986 [synonym]
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) rectangularis Rasmussen et al. 2012
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Invalid names: Sowerbyella tenuicincta McCoy 1849 [synonym]
Subg. †Sowerbyella (Viruella) Roomusoks 1959
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Sowerbyella (Viruella) minima Rõõmusoks 1959
Sowerbyella (Viruella) orvikui Rõõmusoks 1959
Sowerbyella (Viruella) uhakuana Rõõmusoks 1959
Sowerbyella anticipata Percival 1979
Sowerbyella billabongensis Percival 1991
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Invalid names: Sowerbyella punctostriata Mather 1917 [synonym]
Sowerbyella eha Opik 1930
Sowerbyella gigantea Schuchert and Cooper 1930
Sowerbyella kayi Titus 1992
Sowerbyella lebanonensis Bassler 1932
Sowerbyella lepta Percival 1979
Sowerbyella merriami Cooper 1956
Sowerbyella minnesotensis Sardeson 1892
Sowerbyella monilifera Cooper 1956
Sowerbyella multipartita Williams and Cocks 1978
Sowerbyella perplexa Cooper 1956
Sowerbyella raegaverensis Rõõmusoks 1959
Sowerbyella rugosa Meek 1873
Sowerbyella saunjaensis Rõõmusoks 1981
Sowerbyella silicica Cooper 1956
Sowerbyella sladensis Jones 1928
Sowerbyella socialis Cooper 1956
Sowerbyella subovalis Wilson 1932
Sowerbyella trabeata Angelin and Lindström 1880
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
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Unattached, epifaunal, suspension-feeders (McKerrow, 1979). BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
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, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Arenig to the top of the Lochkovian or 478.60000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (1060 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Guizhou) S. sp. (5274)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (New York) S. sp. (332)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (GanSu) S. sp. (8568 8575)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (AnHui) S. sp. (7841)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Tennessee) S. sp. (319)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Virginia) S. sp. (6992)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (California) S. sp. (196187)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) S. sp. (333 334 335 430)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Minnesota) S. sp. (10754)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Kentucky) S. sp. (10757)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Kazakhstan S. ambigua (153089)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Canada (Quebec) S. sp. (158716 158717 158721 158770 158771 158772 158847 158848 158849 158850 158851 158856 158857 158858 158860 158861 158862 158863 158865 159208)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Sweden (Jamtland) S. sp. (153328)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Wales) S. millinensis (194733)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) S. sp. (450 459 462 463)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Australia (Victoria) S. austrum (8028)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) S. sp. (474 541)
Ludlow - Pragian427.4 - 407.6Germany (Hessen) S. sp. (38714)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (Victoria) S. plebia (7196)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Australia (Victoria) S. pleba (8347)