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Waikatorhynchia waikatoensis

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Waikatorhynchia waikatoensis was named by MacFarlan (1992). Its type specimen is AU B273, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AU 6692, Maretai Stream (R13/f6642), which is in a Puaroan marine horizon in New Zealand. It is the type species of Waikatorhynchia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Waikatorhynchia waikatoensis MacFarlan p. 244 figs. Pl 30, figs 1-11; text-fig 21.1a,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
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyRhynchonellidaeGray 1848
subfamilyIvanoviellinae
genusWaikatorhynchia
specieswaikatoensis

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.

Waikatorhynchia waikatoensis MacFarlan 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height49.115.2018.48.906.06

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: Puaroan or 150.00000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puaroan150.0 - 143.1New Zealand Waikatorhynchia waikatoensis (133851 133881 133886 type locality: 133887 133888 133889 133890 133891 133903 133912 133919 133920 134144)