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Rhynchoporoidea

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida

Taxonomy
Rhynchoporoidea was named by Muir-Wood (1955).

It was assigned to Rhynchonellida by Williams et al. (2002).

Subtaxa
Rhynchoporidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Rhynchoporoidea Muir-Wood
2002Rhynchoporoidea Williams et al. p. 1232

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchoporoideaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyRhynchoporoideaMuir-Wood 1955

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.

Superfm. †Rhynchoporoidea Muir-Wood 1955
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Fm. †Rhynchoporidae Muir-Wood 1955
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Subfm. †Araratellinae Erlanger 1986
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G. †Araratella Sartenaer and Plodowski 1975
Subfm. †Greirinae Erlanger 1993
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G. †Greira Erlanger 1993
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†Greira transcaucasica Erlanger 1993
G. †Sharovaella Pakhnevich 2012
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†Sharovaella mirabilis Pakhnevich 2012
Subfm. †Rhynchoporinae Muir-Wood 1955
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G. †Rhynchopora King 1865
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†Rhynchopora abnormalis Dunbar 1955
†Rhynchopora angulatiplicata Ustritsky 1963
†Rhynchopora arctica Licharew and Einor 1939
†Rhynchopora australasica Archbold 1995
†Rhynchopora beecheri George 1904
†Rhynchopora bicostata Cooper 1953
†Rhynchopora culta Waterhouse 1982
†Rhynchopora depressa Licharew 1925
†Rhynchopora dossena Cooper and Grant 1976
†Rhynchopora geinitziana de Verneuil 1845
†Rhynchopora grandirostris Schellwien 1892
†Rhynchopora guadalupensis Cooper and Grant 1976
†Rhynchopora hebetata Cooper and Grant 1976
†Rhynchopora illinoisensis Worthen 1884
†Rhynchopora inconstantis Lee and Gu 1976
†Rhynchopora kochi Dunbar 1955
†Rhynchopora lobjaensis Tolmatchew 1912
†Rhynchopora magna Cooper 1957
†Rhynchopora magnicosta Mather 1915
†Rhynchopora matsumotoi Tazawa 2008
†Rhynchopora molina Cooper and Grant 1976
†Rhynchopora nikitini Tschernyschew 1889
†Rhynchopora palumbula Cooper and Grant 1976
†Rhynchopora patula Cooper and Grant 1976
†Rhynchopora relegata Reed 1944
†Rhynchopora sansabensis Carter 1967
†Rhynchopora scorsa Reed 1944
†Rhynchopora solonensis Lee and Su 1980
†Rhynchopora sphenoides Cooper and Grant 1976
†Rhynchopora subtrigonalis Lee and Su 1980
†Rhynchopora taylori Girty 1910
†Rhynchopora tchernyshae Koczyrkevicz 1979
†Rhynchopora tenera Cooper and Grant 1976
†Rhynchopora tenuicostata Koczyrkevicz 1979
†Rhynchopora tripartita Koczyrkevicz 1979
†Rhynchopora variabilis Stuckenberg 1898
†Rhynchopora wynnei Waagen 1883
†Rhynchopora zaljakensis Zhan and Wu 1987
Subfm. †Tretorhynchinae Williams et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Famennian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 372.15000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (544 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86Afghanistan (Vardak) Araratella sp. (84635)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Armenia Greira transcaucasica (218933 218935) Greira transcaucasica, Sharovaella sp. (218934)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Afghanistan (Herat) Araratella dichotomians (70159)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Iran Araratella dichotomians (62161 62163 62164) Araratella sp. (62128 62148 62159)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86France Rhynchopora sp. (38641)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Ohio) Rhynchopora sp. (3437 3438 3440 3441 3442 3443 3444 3445 3446 3447 3448 3451 3452 3454 3455 3456 3457 3458 3460)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Canada (Alberta) Rhynchopora hamburgensis, Rhynchopora rowleyi (35545)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium Araratella moresnetensis (223664 235220 235221 235222)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Missouri) Rhynchopora rowleyi (6027)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7France Rhynchopora sp. (38642)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Rhynchonella wynnei (119890) Rhynchopora complanata (125902 125910 125918 126006 127006 127028) Rhynchopora complanata, Rhynchopora nikitini (125895) Rhynchopora nikitini (125897 125901 126293 126296 126298 126452 126453 126984) Rhynchopora scorsa (126279) Rhynchopora scorsa, Rhynchopora relegata (126294) Rhynchopora sp., Rhynchopora complanata (126007) Rhynchopora sp., Rhynchopora nikitini (125898) Rhynchopora variabilis (125892) Rhynchopora variabilis, Rhynchopora complanata, Rhynchopora nikitini (125908) Rhynchopora variabilis, Rhynchopora nikitini (126341) Rhynchopora wynnei (126691 126993) Rhynchopora wynnei, Rhynchopora nikitini (126343) Rhynchopora wynnei, Rhynchopora relegata (126454)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Wyoming) Rhynchopora taylori (236334 236341)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Nepal Rhynchopora sp. (43128)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Jiangxi) Rhynchopora sp. (101624)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (California) Rhynchopora taylori (108997 108998 109000)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Nevada) Rhynchopora taylori (39524)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Poland Rhynchopora geinitziana (156785 156786)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Utah) Rhynchopora sp. (11233)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902USA (Montana) Rhynchopora sp. (95024)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Rhynchopora relegata, Rhynchopora complanata (126998) Rhynchopora wynnei (127023)