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Piarorhynchia howardi

Polychaeta - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella howardi was named by Smith (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Old quarry at southwest end of Brock Mountain, which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California.

It was recombined as Piarorhynchia howardi by Dagys (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Rhynchonella howardi Smith p. 122 figs. Pl 96, figs 13-18
1965Piarorhynchia howardi Dagys p. 28 figs. Pl 3, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
RankNameAuthor
classPolychaetaGrube 1850
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyRhynchonellidaeGray 1848
subfamilyPiarorhynchiinaeShi and Grant 1993
genusPiarorhynchia
specieshowardi()

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.

Piarorhynchia howardi Smith 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height18.50

Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:32:22
Modified: 2010-02-16 04:15:12
Source: c = class
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Tuvalian or 233.60000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Russian Federation Piarorhynchia howardi (127988 127989)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3USA (California) Rhynchonella howardi (144383)