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Volirhynchia productifrons

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Sinorhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella productifrons was named by Bittner (1890). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Schreyeralm (Geol Reichsanstalt coll), which is in an Illyrian carbonate limestone in the Schreyeralm Formation of Austria.

It was recombined as Volirhynchia productifrons by Dagys (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Rhynchonella productifrons Bittner p. 41 figs. Pl 31, fig 18
1974Volirhynchia productifrons Dagys p. 105

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familySinorhynchiidaeXu and Liu 1983
genusVolirhynchia
speciesproductifrons()

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

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Illyrian or 244.24000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33Hungary Volirhynchia productifrons (40633)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Hungary (Veszprem) Volirhynchia productifrons (43671)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Austria Rhynchonella productifrons (136996)