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Sowerbyella perplexa

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Sowerbyellidae

Taxonomy
Sowerbyella perplexa was named by Cooper (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 117509a and is a 3D body fossil.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Sowerbyella perplexa Cooper p. 790 figs. Plate 196, F, figures 30-44

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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
speciesperplexa

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 perplexa Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available