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Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)305440https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=305440
Ranksubgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Sowerbyella : Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella)
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familySowerbyellidaeOpik 1930
subfamilySowerbyellinaeOpik 1930
genusSowerbyellaJones 1928
subgenusSowerbyella (Sowerbyella)Jones 1928
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella)subgenusbelongs to Sowerbyellastated with evidenceLiljeroth et al., 2017
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)23
First Recorded Appearance468 - 461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance450 - 443 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilitystationary (based on Strophomenida)
Visionblind (based on Strophomenata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Strophomenida)
Taphonomyminor ribbing (based on Sowerbyella)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. E. Popov and L. R. M. Cocks. 2014. Late Ordovician brachiopods from the Chingiz Terrane, Kazakhstan, and their palaeogeography. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12(6):687-758

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) akdombakensis ✝
species
listed (PBDB)15461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
453 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) ampla ✝
species
listed (PBDB)17461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) antiqua ✝
species
listed (PBDB)28466 Ma
Middle Ordovician
461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) eha ✝
species
listed (PBDB)2461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) elusa ✝
species
listed (PBDB)1456 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
456 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) forumi ✝
species
listed (PBDB)18461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
458 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) intricata ✝
species
listed (PBDB)
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) monilifera ✝
species
listed (PBDB)1458 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
458 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) monilifera ✝
species
listed (PBDB)
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) multipartita ✝
species
listed (PBDB)1461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) musculosa ✝
species
listed (PBDB)3458 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
458 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) oepiki ✝
species
listed (PBDB)8461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
458 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) papiliuncula ✝
species
listed (PBDB)4453 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
453 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) rectangularis ✝
species
listed (PBDB)3461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
456 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) rukavishnikovae ✝
species
listed (PBDB)12461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) sericea ✝
species
listed (PBDB)70461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) sinensis ✝
species
listed (PBDB)21453 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) soudleyensis ✝
species
listed (PBDB)3461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
458 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) tenera ✝
species
listed (PBDB)23458 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
456 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) trivia ✝
species
listed (PBDB)25461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
453 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) varicostellata ✝
species
listed (PBDB)3468 Ma
Middle Ordovician
466 Ma
Middle Ordovician

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1928Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) Jones
2017Sowerbyella (Sowerbyella) Liljeroth et al.

References

Popov L. E., Cocks L. R. M. (2014) Late Ordovician brachiopods from the Chingiz Terrane, Kazakhstan, and their palaeogeography, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12 6, 687-758 doi:10.1080/14772019.2013.837844
Liljeroth M., Harper D. A. T., et al (2017) Ordovician rhynchonelliformean brachiopods from Co. Waterford, SE Ireland: Palaeobiogeography of the Leinster Terrane, Fossils and Strata 62, 1-164 doi:10.111/let.12205
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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