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Torquirhynchia speciosa

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae

Taxonomy
Terebratula inconstans speciosa was named by Munster (1839).

It was recombined as Torquirhynchia speciosa by Adabi and Ager (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Terebratula inconstans speciosa Munster
1997Torquirhynchia speciosa Adabi and Ager p. 360 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 12-14

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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
superfamilyHemithiridoideaRzhonsnitskaya 1956
familyCyclothyrididae()
subfamilyCyclothyridinae(Makridin 1955)
genusTorquirhynchia
speciesspeciosa(Munster 1839)

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.

†Torquirhynchia speciosa Munster 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height120.3----
shell height321.217.024.223.03.86

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 Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 161.20000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom Torquirhynchia speciosa (35300)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Jura) Torquirhynchia speciosa (185668)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Torquirhynchia speciosa (41817 154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Torquirhynchia speciosa (211294)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Germany Torquirhynchia speciosa (158197 158198)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Iran Torquirhynchia speciosa (94605)