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Sowerbyella monilifera

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Sowerbyella monilifera was named by Cooper (1956).

It was recombined as Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) monilifera by Tunnicliff (1982); it was recombined as Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) monilifera by Candela and Harper (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Sowerbyella monilifera Cooper
1977Sowerbyella monilifera Mitchell
1982Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) monilifera Tunnicliff
2009Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) monilifera Candela and Harper

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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
speciesmoniliferaCooper 1956

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 monilifera 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: 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, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Onnian to the top of the Kirkfieldian or 453.00000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Sowerbyella monilifera (89157)
Onnian - Pusgillian453.0 - 449.2United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Sowerbyella monilifera (163265)