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Rhynchopora molina

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchopora molina was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 154408b, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Rhynchopora molina Cooper and Grant p. 2660 figs. Pl 695, figs 27-55; pl 697, figs 82-84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchoporoideaMuir-Wood 1955
familyRhynchoporidaeMuir-Wood 1955
subfamilyRhynchoporinaeMuir-Wood 1955
genusRhynchoporaKing 1865
speciesmolina

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.

Rhynchopora molina Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height86.191.8014.28.655.22

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 Gzhelian to the top of the Artinskian or 303.70000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Rhynchopora molina (43476 43484 43487 43488)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) Rhynchopora molina (43472 43474 43475 43481 43482 43556 75939 105597 105723)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Texas) Rhynchopora molina (43555 43603)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Rhynchopora molina (43533 43568)