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Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia) oxoniensis

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae

Taxonomy

Burmirhynchia oxoniensis was named by Buckman (1917). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kidlington, which is in a Bathonian carbonate limestone in the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia) oxoniensis by Shi and Grant (1993).

Synonyms

Burmirhynchia ornithea was named by Buckman (1917). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kidlington, which is in a Bathonian carbonate limestone in the United Kingdom.

It was synonymized subjectively with Kallirhynchia concinna by Laurin (1984); it was synonymized subjectively with Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia) oxoniensis by Shi and Grant (1993).
Burmirhynchia patula was named by Buckman (1917). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Plumpton, which is in a Bathonian carbonate limestone in the United Kingdom.

It was synonymized subjectively with Kallirhynchia concinna by Laurin (1984); it was synonymized subjectively with Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia) oxoniensis by Shi and Grant (1993).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1917	Burmirhynchia ornithea Buckman p. 221 figs. Pl. 17, Fig. 8
1917	Burmirhynchia oxoniensis Buckman p. 221 figs. Pl. 17, Fig. 9
1917	Burmirhynchia patula Buckman p. 221 figs. Pl. 17, Fig. 10
1993	Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia) oxoniensis Shi and Grant p. 70 figs. Fig. 43; Pl. 13: Fig. 9-12

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805

Rank	Name	Author
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Rhynchonellida	Kuhn 1949
superfamily	Hemithiridoidea	Rzhonsnitskaya 1956
family	Tetrarhynchiidae	Ager 1965
subfamily	Gibbirhynchiinae
genus	Burmirhynchia
subgenus	Hopkinsirhynchia
species	oxoniensis	()

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.

†Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia) oxoniensis Buckman 1917

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Invalid names: Burmirhynchia ornithea Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia patula Buckman 1917 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

part	N	mean	minimum	maximum	median	s.d.
height	3	13.9	13.2	14.5	14.1	0.666
shell height	3	15.4	14.6	15.9	15.8	0.723

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Middle Bathonian or 167.70000 to 164.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian - Middle Bathonian	167.7 - 164.7	Switzerland	Burmirhynchia oxoniensis (159786 159787)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Middle Bathonian	167.7 - 164.7	France	Burmirhynchia oxoniensis (159788)
Middle Bathonian	167.7 - 164.7	United Kingdom (Northamptonshire)	Burmirhynchia patula (171135)
Middle Bathonian	167.7 - 164.7	United Kingdom	Burmirhynchia oxoniensis, Burmirhynchia ornithea (type locality: 159785)