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Macropotamorhynchus

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Macropotamorhynchus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Trigonirhynchiinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Macropotamorhynchus Sepkoski
2002Macropotamorhynchus Williams et al. p. 1056

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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
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
familyTrigonirhynchiidaeMcLaren 1965
subfamilyTrigonirhynchiinaeSchmidt 1965
genusMacropotamorhynchus

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
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:30:20
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:34:41
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Kinderhookian or 358.86000 to 351.90000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Arkansas) M. tuta, M. chouteauensis (5613)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Canada (Alberta) M. curiosus (67272) M. insolitus (67238 67239 67240 67241 67242 67243 67245 67248 67249 67250 67252 67254 67255 67258 67260 67262 67264 67265 67274 67281 67283 67286 67290 67292 67301 67306 67308 67319 67322)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Oklahoma) M. tuta (5614)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Iowa) M. tuta (3309)