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Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella moorei was named by Davidson (1852). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ilminster, Upper Lias, which is in a Tenuicostatum carbonate limestone in the Junction Bed Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Pseudogibbirhynchia.

It was recombined as Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei by Ager (1962), Gahr (2002), Alméras et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Rhynchonella moorei Davidson p. 82 figs. Pl. 15, Fig. 11-14
1952Rhynchonella moorei Davidson
1962Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei Ager p. 110 figs. Pl 9, figs 2-6; text-fig 67
2002Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei Gahr
2007Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei Alméras et al. p. 57

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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
superfamilyPugnacoideaRzhonsnitskaia 1956
familyBasiliolidae
subfamilyPamirorhynchiinaeOvcharenko 1983
genusPseudogibbirhynchia
speciesmoorei(Davidson 1852)

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.

†Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei Davidson 1852
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height112.5

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: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Bifrons or 192.90000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (England) Rhynchonella moorei (28839)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (England) Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei (138214 138216)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei (25945 160463 171317)
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Spain Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei (126433 126434 126436)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom (England) Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei (138206)
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9United Kingdom (Somerset) Rhynchonella moorei (type locality: 159399)
Toarcian - Early/Lower Aalenian184.2 - 170.9Bulgaria Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei (106911 106912)
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7United Kingdom (Dorset) Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei (159400)