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Nymphorhynchia

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Nymphorhynchia was named by Rzhonsnitskaya (1956).

It was assigned to Rostricellulinae by Jin and Chatterton (1997); to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hemitoechiinae by Williams et al. (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
N. nargis, N. nympha, N. opima, N. pseudolivonica, N. uscandica

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Nymphorhynchia Rzhonsnitskaya
1997Nymphorhynchia Jin and Chatterton
2002Nymphorhynchia Sepkoski
2002Wenxianirhynchus Sepkoski
2002Nymphorhynchia Williams et al. p. 1070

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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
subfamilyHemitoechiinaeSavage 1996
genusNymphorhynchiaRzhonsnitskaya 1956

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.

G. †Nymphorhynchia Rzhonsnitskaya 1956
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Invalid names: Wenxianirhynchus [synonym]
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: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 432.90000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) N. sp. (24930)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Yukon) N. nympha (24932)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Russian Federation (Nenets) N. nympha (81605)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Czechia (Barrandia) N. nargis (12183)
Lochkovian - Zlichovian419.62 - 393.47Canada (Yukon) N. sp. (603)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) N. nympha (81654)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') N. pseudolivonica, N. opima (40701)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Canada (Yukon) N. nympha (24933 39394 43713 43969)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Kyrgyzstan N. pseudolivonica (3559)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Tajikistan N. nympha (13985)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian413.02 - 399.5Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) N. pseudolivonica (81656 81658 81660)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian413.02 - 399.5Italy N. nympha (26245 26255)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China (Guangxi) N. sp. (25866)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Canada (Yukon Territory) N. pseudolivonica (26658)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Tajikistan N. pseudolivonica (45793)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Russian Federation N. pseudolivonica (35716 35717) N. pseudolivonica, N. uscandica (35720)