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Furcirhynchia cotteswoldiae

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella cotteswoldiae was named by Upton (1899). It is the type species of Lineirhynchia.

It was recombined as Lineirhynchia cotteswoldiae by Buckman (1917); it was recombined as Furcirhynchia cotteswoldiae by Ager (1958) and Ager (1967).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Rhynchonella cotteswoldiae Upton p. 129 figs. Pl 3, figs 18-22
1917Lineirhynchia cotteswoldiae Buckman p. 59 figs. Pl. 13, Fig. 21
1917Lineirhynchia parviplicata Buckman p. 229 figs. Pl 13, fig 22
1917Rhynchonella haresfieldensis Rollier p. 114
1958Furcirhynchia cotteswoldiae Ager p. 75 figs. Pl 7, figs 5,6; text-figs 40,45
1967Furcirhynchia cotteswoldiae Ager p. 162

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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
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyRhynchonellidaeGray 1848
subfamilyDavanirhynchiinaeOvcharenko 1983
genusFurcirhynchia
speciescotteswoldiae(Upton 1899)

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: Lineirhynchia parviplicata Buckman 1917 [synonym], Rhynchonella haresfieldensis Rollier 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height29.668.8010.69.701.27

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: Late/Upper Toarcian or 180.10000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6United Kingdom (Somerset) Furcirhynchia cotteswoldiae (159305 159306)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Furcirhynchia cotteswoldiae, Lineirhynchia parviplicata (159303)