Sowerbyellidae

Sowerbyella trivia Rõõmusoks, 1959, a relative of Sowerbyellidae — not Sowerbyellidae itself

Not Sowerbyellidae. This is Sowerbyella trivia Rõõmusoks, 1959, a relative — both are Sowerbyellidae.

Dr L. Robin M. Cocks · CC0 · via GBIF. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
PlectambonitoideaPBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB, for Strophomenida
Life habit
epifaunalPBDB, for Strophomenida
Motility
stationaryPBDB, for Strophomenida
Vision
blindPBDB, for Strophomenata
Environment
marinePBDB, for Lophophorata

Time the record covers

At least 83 million years on record.

The record covers at least 477.1 Mya to 393.47 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 486.85 Mya to 387.95 Mya.

Cambrian — about 0 of 2548 occurrencesOrdovician — about 1830 of 2548 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 622 of 2548 occurrencesSilurianDevonian — about 96 of 2548 occurrencesDevonian489–485 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences485–482 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences482–479 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences479–475 Mya — about 0.9 occurrences475–472 Mya — about 1 occurrence472–468 Mya — about 29 occurrences468–465 Mya — about 19 occurrences465–461 Mya — about 15 occurrences461–458 Mya — about 94 occurrences458–455 Mya — about 360 occurrences455–451 Mya — about 491 occurrences451–448 Mya — about 490 occurrences448–444 Mya — about 264 occurrences444–441 Mya — about 243 occurrences441–437 Mya — about 157 occurrences437–434 Mya — about 74 occurrences434–431 Mya — about 120 occurrences431–427 Mya — about 64 occurrences427–424 Mya — about 19 occurrences424–420 Mya — about 10 occurrences420–417 Mya — about 15 occurrences417–413 Mya — about 17 occurrences413–410 Mya — about 18 occurrences410–407 Mya — about 6 occurrences407–403 Mya — about 6 occurrences403–400 Mya — about 6 occurrences400–396 Mya — about 8 occurrences396–393 Mya — about 9 occurrences393–389 Mya — about 10 occurrences389–386 Mya — about 4 occurrences477.1 Mya393.47 Mya489 Mya386 Mya

2,548 occurrences of Sowerbyellidae on record, most of them in the Ordovician. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

2,548 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

476 formations

Martinsburg — 36.95°N, 81.08°WMartinsburg — 38.51°N, 78.63°WMartinsburg — 40.48°N, 76.53°WMartinsburg — 36.90°N, 81.53°WMartinsburg — 37.35°N, 80.81°WMartinsburg — 37.38°N, 80.86°WMartinsburg — 38.52°N, 78.90°WMartinsburg — 41.74°N, 74.18°WVaureal — 49.82°N, 64.35°WVaureal — 49.81°N, 64.43°WVaureal — 49.78°N, 63.34°WVaureal — 49.75°N, 63.14°WVaureal — 49.50°N, 62.42°WVaureal — 49.70°N, 62.86°WVaureal — 49.60°N, 62.83°WVaureal — 49.80°N, 63.63°WVaureal — 49.45°N, 62.31°WVaureal — 49.58°N, 62.51°WVaureal — 49.61°N, 62.57°WVaureal — 49.43°N, 62.25°WVaureal — 49.40°N, 62.05°WVaureal — 49.60°N, 62.69°WVaureal — 49.63°N, 63.78°WVaureal — 49.79°N, 63.24°WVaureal — 49.92°N, 64.07°WVaureal — 49.83°N, 63.42°WVaureal — 49.65°N, 62.78°WVaureal — 49.94°N, 64.30°WVaureal — 49.80°N, 63.89°WVaureal — 49.91°N, 64.24°WVaureal — 49.73°N, 63.83°WDenley Limestone — 43.21°N, 75.46°WDenley Limestone — 44.00°N, 75.00°WDenley Limestone — 43.28°N, 75.14°WDenley Limestone — 43.88°N, 75.49°WKope — 39.00°N, 84.00°WKope — 39.03°N, 84.42°WKope — 39.06°N, 84.44°WKope — 39.03°N, 84.54°WKope — 38.79°N, 84.21°WKope — 38.68°N, 83.79°WKope — 38.43°N, 83.99°WKope — 38.77°N, 84.10°WEllis Bay — 49.82°N, 64.35°WEllis Bay — 49.42°N, 62.25°WEllis Bay — 49.33°N, 61.89°WEllis Bay — 49.81°N, 64.43°WEllis Bay — 49.73°N, 63.57°WEllis Bay — 49.75°N, 63.58°WEllis Bay — 49.72°N, 63.38°WEllis Bay — 49.81°N, 64.01°WEllis Bay — 49.83°N, 63.43°WEllis Bay — 49.72°N, 63.83°WWhite Head — 48.83°N, 64.48°WWhite Head — 48.52°N, 64.22°WWhite Head — 46.88°N, 60.35°WWhite Head — 46.18°N, 59.82°WBenbolt — 35.91°N, 84.09°WBenbolt — 36.72°N, 82.68°WBenbolt — 37.10°N, 81.34°WBenbolt — 37.00°N, 81.00°WBenbolt — 37.02°N, 81.63°WBenbolt — 37.22°N, 81.36°WBenbolt — 37.23°N, 81.10°WBenbolt — 37.23°N, 81.32°WBenbolt — 37.08°N, 81.71°WBenbolt — 37.10°N, 81.56°WBenbolt — 37.11°N, 81.52°WBenbolt — 37.27°N, 81.00°WBenbolt — 37.00°N, 81.67°WSolvik — 59.92°N, 10.75°ESolvik — 60.17°N, 10.30°ESolvik — 59.83°N, 10.43°ESolvik — 59.83°N, 10.47°ESolvik — 59.86°N, 10.56°EVerulam — 44.75°N, 79.33°WVerulam — 44.60°N, 78.97°WVerulam — 44.50°N, 78.58°WVerulam — 44.50°N, 78.67°WVerulam — 44.52°N, 78.97°WVerulam — 44.43°N, 78.78°WVerulam — 44.48°N, 78.95°WVerulam — 44.02°N, 77.15°WVerulam — 44.50°N, 79.17°WDulankara — 46.71°N, 70.06°EDulankara — 43.75°N, 75.25°EDulankara — 43.72°N, 75.31°EDulankara — 44.71°N, 75.37°EDulankara — 44.71°N, 75.35°EJupiter — 49.50°N, 63.00°WJupiter — 49.20°N, 62.77°WJupiter — 49.24°N, 63.04°WJupiter — 49.07°N, 62.20°WJupiter — 49.24°N, 62.24°WJupiter — 49.43°N, 63.60°WJupiter — 49.51°N, 63.63°WJupiter — 49.49°N, 63.55°WAnderken — 43.88°N, 75.55°EAnderken — 43.92°N, 75.48°EAnderken — 44.55°N, 74.85°EAnderken — 45.33°N, 72.18°EAnderken — 45.47°N, 72.03°EAnderken — 43.98°N, 75.12°EKilley Bridge — 54.60°N, 6.88°WClays Ferry — 38.00°N, 84.67°WClays Ferry — 38.31°N, 84.85°WClays Ferry — 37.65°N, 85.07°WAttawapiskat — 52.90°N, 83.95°WAttawapiskat — 52.89°N, 83.64°WAttawapiskat — 52.89°N, 83.52°WAttawapiskat — 52.93°N, 83.39°WAttawapiskat — 52.96°N, 83.16°WAttawapiskat — 52.94°N, 83.07°WAttawapiskat — 53.46°N, 82.93°WAttawapiskat — 53.18°N, 81.12°WAttawapiskat — 53.20°N, 81.50°WKahula — 59.00°N, 26.00°EKahula — 59.25°N, 27.45°EKahula — 59.37°N, 25.08°EKahula — 59.38°N, 26.40°EKahula — 59.31°N, 24.43°EKahula — 59.27°N, 23.75°EKahula — 59.36°N, 24.91°EKahula — 59.26°N, 27.40°ECopenhagen — 39.98°N, 116.27°WCopenhagen — 39.44°N, 116.29°WCopenhagen — 39.20°N, 116.25°WCopenhagen — 39.23°N, 116.41°WWaynesville — 39.00°N, 84.00°WWaynesville — 39.34°N, 84.95°WWaynesville — 39.48°N, 84.06°WWaynesville — 39.48°N, 84.05°WWaynesville — 39.07°N, 85.25°WWaynesville — 39.40°N, 84.56°WWaynesville — 39.41°N, 83.98°WWaynesville — 39.41°N, 84.36°WWaynesville — 39.56°N, 84.74°WVolkhov — 59.97°N, 32.57°EVolkhov — 59.87°N, 31.43°EEdinburg — 38.87°N, 78.60°WEdinburg — 39.02°N, 78.42°WEdinburg — 39.42°N, 78.42°WEdinburg — 38.00°N, 79.00°WEdinburg — 36.93°N, 81.70°WChangwu — 28.00°N, 118.00°EChangwu — 30.00°N, 120.00°EChangwu — 29.00°N, 119.00°EChangwu — 29.45°N, 118.80°EChangwu — 28.73°N, 118.60°EChangwu — 28.71°N, 118.51°ELiberty — 38.20°N, 85.57°WLiberty — 39.49°N, 84.95°WLiberty — 39.34°N, 84.95°WLiberty — 39.48°N, 84.06°WLiberty — 39.48°N, 84.05°WLiberty — 38.78°N, 85.37°WTangxiang — 22.00°N, 108.00°ETangxiang — 22.52°N, 107.98°EFosses — 50.34°N, 5.08°EFosses — 50.40°N, 4.90°EFosses — 50.40°N, 4.72°EFosses — 50.36°N, 4.60°E

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The named rock units Sowerbyellidae has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 452 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 417 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Sowerbyellidae and its relatives

Ordovician

Where Sowerbyellidae and its relatives were recorded in the Ordovician.

Found in the same rock

1,215 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 1,665 sites for Sowerbyellidae, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

376 references

Each of the 2,548 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 364 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Sowerbyella trivia Rõõmusoks, 1959

Source
GBIF
Credit
Dr L. Robin M. Cocks
Licence
CC0
Commercial use
the licence allows it

No 3D scan of Sowerbyellidae was found in Sketchfab.

Smithsonian Open Access and MorphoSource were not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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What may have been alongside itPlectambonitoidea through timeFormations of the OrdovicianThe world it lived on

Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Opik 1930