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Leiorhynchus rockymontanum

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula rockymontana was named by Marcou (1858). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pecos village, which is in a Kasimovian/Gzhelian carbonate limestone in the Alamitos Formation of New Mexico.

It was recombined as Leiorhynchus rockymontanum by Chronic (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Terebratula rockymontana Marcou p. 50 figs. Pl 6, figs 13-13c
1953Leiorhynchus rockymontanum Chronic p. 53 figs. Pl 5, figs 8a-b

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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
superfamilyCamarotoechioideaSchuchert 1929
familyLeiorhynchidaeStainbrook 1945
subfamilyLeiorhynchinaeStainbrook 1945
genusLeiorhynchusHall 1860
speciesrockymontanum()

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.

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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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.4 - 307.0Peru (Piura) Leiorhynchus rockymontanum (41390)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Leiorhynchus rockymontanum (70272 70291 70297 70485)
Kasimovian - Gzhelian307.0 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Terebratula rockymontana (150952)