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Volirhynchia

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Sinorhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Volirhynchia was named by Dagys (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Tr Ladi Sepkoski's reference number: 538].

It was assigned to Sinorhynchiidae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Volirhynchia Dagys p. 104
2002Volirhynchia Sepkoski
2002Volirhynchia Williams et al. p. 1279

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familySinorhynchiidaeXu and Liu 1983
genusVolirhynchia

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.

G. †Volirhynchia Dagys 1974
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella protractifrons Bittner 1890 [synonym]
Volirhynchia teutonica Bittner 1890
Volirhynchia tommasi Bittner 1890
Volirhynchia vivida Bittner 1890
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella dalmatina Bittner 1890 [synonym]
Volirhynchia volitans Bittner 1890
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height187.244.9020.86.753.55

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Tuvalian or 247.20000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Croatia Rhynchonella dalmatina (135872 135882)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Austria Rhynchonella vivida (135871)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhynchonella volitans (206720 206722)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Veszprem) V. projectifrons (44292) V. tommasi (44288)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy Rhynchonella teutonica (137005) Rhynchonella tommasii (137009) Rhynchonella vivida (135868 135869 135870 135879)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Rhynchonella productifrons (136996) Rhynchonella protractifrons (136997 136998 136999)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Romania V. protractifrons (170256)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Veszprem) V. vivida (43648 43670 43672) V. vivida, V. productifrons (43671)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany Rhynchonella projectifrons (136995)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhynchonella volitans (137000)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhynchonella vivida (206612)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Rhynchonella vivida, Rhynchonella vivida (128187) V. projectifrons (40645 40646) V. tommasi (40630 40631 40632 40634 40636 40637 40638 40639 40640 40641 40644) V. tommasi, V. productifrons (40633) V. tommasi, V. projectifrons (40642 40643) V. vivida (40617 40649) V. vivida, V. projectifrons (40618) V. vivida, V. tommasi (40616)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Slovakia V. vivida (23861)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Rhynchonella vivida (203218)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhynchonella vivida (203799) Rhynchonella volitans (203815)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Rhynchonella vivida, Rhynchonella tommasii (203796)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Austria (Innsbruck) Rhynchonella vivida (202279)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Rhynchonella protractifrons (202271)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian247.2 - 221.5Turkey (Anatolia) Rhynchonella projectifrons, Rhynchonella protractifrons (204511)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Slovakia Decurtella vivida (44352) V. vivida (23867)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Bergamo) V. vivida (33377 33382)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Slovakia V. dux (42587)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Slovakia V. dux (49420)