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Rhynoleichus

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Petasmariidae

Taxonomy
Rhynoleichus is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Rhynoleichus Sepkoski
2002Rhynoleichus Williams et al. p. 1375

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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
superfamilyPugnacoideaRzhonsnitskaia 1956
familyPetasmariidaeSavage 1996
genusRhynoleichus

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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Rhynoleichus delenjaensis Abramov and Grigorieva 1983
Rhynoleichus dorsoconvexa Shi and Waterhouse 1996
Rhynoleichus dsilensis Pavlova 1991
Rhynoleichus etschiensis Abramov and Grigorieva 1988
Rhynoleichus subglobosus Abramov and Grigorieva 1988
Rhynoleichus weeksi Girty 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1112.05.7025.011.75.01

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 Bashkirian to the top of the Capitanian or 323.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Russian Federation (Verkhoyansk) R. triangulatus (44264)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Russian Federation R. sp. (123818)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Russian Federation R. delenjaensis (100489) R. etschiensis (100730)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation R. delenjaensis (82007 100445 100446 100488 100740 100754) R. etschiensis (100705 100708 100711 100753 123974) R. subglobosus (100499) R. subglobosus, R. etschiensis (100693)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (Yukon) R. dorsoconvexa (117693 117709 117712 117735 117737)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (Yukon) R. dorsoconvexa (117736)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation R. delenjaensis (100661) R. etschiensis (172395)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Nevada) Bryorhynchus weeksi (11964 120950)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Mongolia R. dsilensis (116258)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Russian Federation R. subglobosus (225521)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Idaho) Pugnax weeksi (88260 108922 108924 108929)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Wyoming) Pugnax weeksi (108905)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation R. subglobosus (81154)