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Rostricellula lapworthi

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella lapworthi was named by Davidson (1883) [Rhynchonella Lapworthi = Rhynchotreta ardmillanensis (Davidson MS.), Reed 1917, p. 941, pl. xxiv, fig. 17, non figs. 8-16.].

It was recombined as Rostricellula lapworthi by Williams (1962) and Candela and Harper (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Rhynchonella lapworthi Davidson p. 154 figs. pl. x, fig. 7
1917Rhynchonella lapworthi Reed p. 939 figs. Plate XXIII, figs. 28-31
1962Rostricellula lapworthi Williams pp. 236 - 237 figs. P1. XXIV, figs. 21-24, 26; P1. XXIV, figs. 6, 31, 34, 36
2014Rostricellula lapworthi Candela and Harper pp. Supplement 1

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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
familyTrigonirhynchiidaeMcLaren 1965
subfamilyRostricellulinaeRozman 1969
genusRostricellulaUlrich and Cooper 1942
specieslapworthi(Davidson 1883)

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.

Rostricellula lapworthi Davidson 1883
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. R. C. Reed 1917This species has 4 ribs on the low fold in the brachial valve, 3 in the betterdefined sinus in the opposite valve, and 3-4 on each lateral lobe, with 1 or 2 smaller ones near the hinge and the lateral false areas. The ribs are all equal in size, except the marginal ones bounding the sinus, which become rather higher anteriorly, and the 1 or 2 cardinal ones which are smaller than the rest. DAVIDSON'S figure does not make the ribs on the fold straight enough, nor the top of the fold sufficiently flat; the sides of the sinus are also not shown as steep as they are in reality. This species much resembles Rh. insequivalve (Castelnau),| from the Trenton Formation of North America.
A. Williams 1962Large, trigonal, unequally biconvex Rostricellula almost two-thirds as thick as the maximum width of the shell, pedicle valve less convex, medianly sulcate and almost as long as wide, brachial valve strongly convex, fold originating near the umbo and about two-thirds as wide at the anterior margin as the maximum width of the valve; radial ornamentation consisting of 13 sharp-crested costae with a wavelength of over 1 mm. ; 5 costae commonly occupy the fold; dental lamellae subparallel almost one-quarter of the length of the pedicle valve, dorsal median septum high and strong extending anteriorly for about one-half of the length of the brachial valve.
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
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 14:55:20
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:55:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range: Cheneyan or 452.50000 to 451.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Rostricellula lapworthi (164412 164950)