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Sowerbyella sladensis

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Sowerbyella sladensis was named by Jones (1928). Its type specimen is GSM 10319, a valve (dorsal valve external mould), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Llan Mill, between Narberth & Whitland, which is in a Rawtheyan marine mudstone in the Slade and Redhill Mudstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Sowerbyella sladensis Jones p. 421 figs. pl. 21, figs 14-17
2014Sowerbyella sladensis Cocks pp. 38 - 40 figs. 11A-P, ?Q-R, U

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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
speciessladensis

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 sladensis Jones 1928
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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 Cautleyan to the top of the Rawtheyan or 449.20000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) Sowerbyella sladensis (185109 185112)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Sowerbyella sladensis (8290 8291)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Eochonetes advena (185104) Sowerbyella sladensis (8293 185103 185105 185106 185107 185108 185110 185131 type locality: 185132 185133)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4United Kingdom (Wales) Sowerbyella sladensis (8292)