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Sowerbyella soudleyensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Sowerbyella sericea soudleyensis was named by Jones (1928). Its type specimen is GSM 37528, a valve (a dorsal internal mould), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Sowerbyella soudleyensis by Williams (1963); it was recombined as Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) soudleyensis by Cocks (2010).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Sowerbyella sericea soudleyensis Jones p. 417 figs. pl. 21, figs 5–6
1963Sowerbyella soudleyensis Williams p. 432 figs. pl. 12, figs 1–8
2010Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) soudleyensis Cocks p. 1196 figs. Plate 10, figure 10; Plate 11, figures 6–14

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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
speciessoudleyensis()

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
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