Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Delthyrididae : Howellella : Howellella elegans |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Delthyrididae : Howellella : Howellella elegans |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Howellella |
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Scientific Name | Howellella elegans Muir-Wood, 1925 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Howellella elegans | species | belongs to Howellella | stated with evidence | Muir-Wood, 1925 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 416 - 412 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
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Motility | stationary (based on Spiriferida) |
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Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Spiriferida) |
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Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. G. Bassett and L. R. M. Cocks. 1974. A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland. Fossils and Strata (3):1-56 |
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