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Rhynchotrema increbescens

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae

Taxonomy
Atrypa increbescens was named by Hall (1847). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Rhynchotrema.

It was recombined as Rhynchotrema increbescens by Hall (1894), Rubel and Rozman (1977), Howe (1979), Jin (1989).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Trematospira quadriplicata Miller p. 60 figs. 6, 7
1894Rhynchotrema increbescens Hall p. 182
1924Rhynchotrema kentuckiense Fenton and Fenton p. 67 figs. pl. 1, figs. 4, 5; 18-22
1965Rhynchotrema quadriplicata Howe figs. pl. 134, figs. 3, 11, 12, 14.
1977Rhynchotrema increbescens Rubel and Rozman
1979Rhynchotrema increbescens Howe pp. C5-C6 figs. Plate 3, figures 1-30
1989Rhynchotrema increbescens Jin

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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
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
familyRhynchotrematidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyRhynchotrematinaeSchuchert 1913
genusRhynchotremaHall 1860
speciesincrebescens()

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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Invalid names: Rhynchotrema kentuckiense Fenton and Fenton 1924 [synonym], Rhynchotrema quadriplicata Miller 1875 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 14:14:30
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:14:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Edenian or 457.30000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (83 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Rhynchotrema increbescens (26274 26275 26276)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Rhynchotrema increbescens (32456 32457 32458 32559 32560 32561 32562 32563 32570 32571 32614 32615 32617 32618 32619 32660)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Tennessee) Rhynchotrema increbescens (5347)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Rhynchotrema increbescens (26175 26188 26191 185478) Rhynchotrema increbescens, Rhynchotrema inaequivalve (184970)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Kentucky) Rhynchotrema increbescens (99339 99625 100128 100231 101107 101377 101378)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Quebec) Rhynchotrema increbescens (174157)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (New York) Rhynchotrema increbescens (104602 104605)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Rhynchotrema increbescens (26192)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Rhynchotrema increbescens (87823)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Rhynchotrema increbescens (26272)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Rhynchotrema increbescens (5350 5351 5352 5357 5358 5360 5361 5369)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Rhynchotrema increbescens (77146 77147 77357)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Rhynchotrema increbescens (34547 34555 34558 34561 48737 48739 48749 48750 48751 48752 48755 48756 48757 48758 48759 48767 48784 48804 48807 99334 99335)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Rhynchotrema increbescens (26263 26267 26268 26269 26270 26271 26273 26277)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Rhynchotrema increbescens (158804)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Oklahoma) Rhynchotrema increbescens (55513 55515)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) Rhynchotrema increbescens (24225)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Rhynchotrema increbescens (26293)