Burmirhynchia proteiformis Laurin 1984 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae

Synonyms: Rhynchonella gallica Rollier 1917, Rhynchonella quadratoides Rollier 1917, Terebratula varians morieri Quenstedt 1868, Terebratula varians quadra Quenstedt 1868

Full reference: B. Laurin. 1984. Les Rhynchonellides Des Plates-formes du Jurassique Moyen en Europe Occidentale 1-465

Belongs to Burmirhynchia according to B. Laurin 1984

Sister taxa: Burmirhynchia (Burmirhynchia), Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia), Burmirhynchia altilis, Burmirhynchia angustata, Burmirhynchia asiatica, Burmirhynchia athiensis, Burmirhynchia bawgyoensis, Burmirhynchia bicostata, Burmirhynchia cavagnarii, Burmirhynchia costata, Burmirhynchia cuneata, Burmirhynchia cuneata, Burmirhynchia decorticata, Burmirhynchia depressa, Burmirhynchia dromio, Burmirhynchia elegans, Burmirhynchia elliptica, Burmirhynchia flabilis, Burmirhynchia fluminalis, Burmirhynchia hpalaiensis, Burmirhynchia hsenwiensis, Burmirhynchia hsipawensis, Burmirhynchia icaunensis, Burmirhynchia inaequalis, Burmirhynchia irregularis, Burmirhynchia jirbaensis, Burmirhynchia lenglawngensis, Burmirhynchia lobata, Burmirhynchia longa, Burmirhynchia luchiangensis, Burmirhynchia magna, Burmirhynchia moulani, Burmirhynchia multiplicata, Burmirhynchia nahsaiensis, Burmirhynchia nammaensis, Burmirhynchia namyauensis, Burmirhynchia nierongensis, Burmirhynchia nyainrongensis, Burmirhynchia obesa, Burmirhynchia orientalis, Burmirhynchia ovalis, Burmirhynchia pangwolengensis, Burmirhynchia parva, Burmirhynchia pilgrimi, Burmirhynchia pinguis, Burmirhynchia quadricristata, Burmirhynchia quinquiplicata, Burmirhynchia rostrata, Burmirhynchia rotunda, Burmirhynchia semiglobosa, Burmirhynchia shanensis, Burmirhynchia subcostata, Burmirhynchia subnasuta, Burmirhynchia subovalis, Burmirhynchia subtrigonalis, Burmirhynchia termierae, Burmirhynchia thierachensis, Burmirhynchia touchei, Burmirhynchia transversalis, Burmirhynchia trilobata, Burmirhynchia turgida, Burmirhynchia versabilis, Burmirhynchia weiri

Type specimens:

  • Burmirhynchia proteiformis: ISTD GD 1534. Its type locality is Librecy, which is in a Bathonian marine horizon in France.
  • Rhynchonella gallica:
  • Rhynchonella quadratoides:
  • Terebratula varians morieri:
  • Terebratula varians quadra:

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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