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Rhynchotrematoidea

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Rhynchotrematoidea Schuchert
1998Rhynchotrematoidea Savage and Goodwin p. 437
2002Rhynchotrematoidea Williams et al. p. 1047
2014Rhynchotrematoidea Jakobsen et al.
2015Rhynchotrematoidea Hints and Harper

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913

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.

Superfm. †Rhynchotrematoidea Schuchert 1913
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Fm. †Leptocoeliidae Boucot and Gill 1956
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G. †Anabaia
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Invalid names: Harringtonina Boucot 1972 [synonym]
G. †Eocoelia Nikiforova 1961
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Eocoelia akimiskii Jin 2003
Eocoelia angelini Lindström 1861
Eocoelia curtisi Ziegler 1966
Eocoelia hemisphaerica Sowerby 1839
Eocoelia sulcata Prouty 1923
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Leptocoelia murphyi Johnson 1970
G. †Leptocoelina Johnson 1970
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Leptocoelina squamosa Johnson 1970
G. †Pacificocoelia Boucot 1975
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Pacificocoelia infrequens Walcott 1884
Fm. †Machaerariidae Savage 1996
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G. †Callipleura Cooper 1942
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Callipleura nobilis Hall 1860
Invalid names: Cyclorhina Hall and Clarke 1893 [replaced]
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Cherubicornea amalthea Barrande 1847
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella amalthoides Barrois 1889 [synonym]
G. †Ferganella Nikiforova 1937
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Ferganella borealis Buch 1834
Ferganella turkestanica Nikiforova 1937
G. †Machaeraria Cooper 1955
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Machaeraria carolina Hall 1867
Machaeraria formosa Hall 1859
Machaeraria kurjensis Gratsianova 1967
Machaeraria obesa Smith 1980
Invalid names: Qinlingotoechia [synonym]
Fm. †Orthorhynchulidae Cooper 1956
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G. †Orthorhynchula Hall and Clarke 1893
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Orthorhynchula linneyi James 1881
G. †Orthorhynchuloides Williams 1962
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G. †Orthorhynchyllion Jin 1989
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Orthorhynchyllion prinstanum Twenhofel 1928
G. †Tasmanella Laurie 1991
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Tasmanella curtiseptata Villas et al. 2015
Tasmanella nova Laurie 1991
Fm. †Phoenicitoechiidae Havlicek 1990
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G. †Kotysex
Fm. †Rhynchotrematidae Schuchert 1913
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Subfm. †Lepidocyclinae Cooper 1956
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G. †Hypsiptycha Wang 1949
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Hypsiptycha anticostiensis Billings 1862
Hypsiptycha hybrida Wang 1949
Hypsiptycha janea Billings 1866
Hypsiptycha neenah Whitfield 1882
Hypsiptycha occidens Wilson 1926
Hypsiptycha procera Rõõmusoks 1964
G. †Lepidocyclus Wang 1949
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Lepidocyclus cooperi Howe 1966
Lepidocyclus erectus Wang 1949
Lepidocyclus laddi Wang 1949
Lepidocyclus manniensis Foerste 1909
Lepidocyclus notatus Wang 1949
Lepidocyclus oblongus Howe 1966
Lepidocyclus perlamellosa Whitfield 1878
G. †Rhytidorhachis Jin and Caldwell 1990
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Rhytidorhachis guttuliformis Jin et al. 1993
Subfm. †Rhynchotrematinae Schuchert 1913
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G. †Hiscobeccus Amsden 1983
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Invalid names: Hiscobeccus breve Roy 1941 [synonym]
Hiscobeccus capax Conrad 1842
Hiscobeccus gigas Wang 1949
Hiscobeccus kananaskia Wilson 1926
Hiscobeccus rowleyi Foerste 1920
Hiscobeccus windermeris Wilson 1926
G. †Rhynchotrema Hall 1860
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Rhynchotrema dentatum Hall 1847
Rhynchotrema fringilla Billings 1862
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Invalid names: Rhynchotrema kentuckiense Fenton and Fenton 1924 [synonym], Rhynchotrema quadriplicata Miller 1875 [synonym]
Rhynchotrema iowense Wang 1949
Rhynchotrema nobilis Oraspold 1956
Rhynchotrema nutrix Billings 1866
Rhynchotrema oepiki Percival 1991
Rhynchotrema parva Oraspold 1956
Rhynchotrema perlamellosum Whitfield 1882
Rhynchotrema plicata Cooper and Kindle 1936
Rhynchotrema plicatum Cooper and Kindle 1936
Rhynchotrema pulchellum Foerste 1924
Rhynchotrema seletensis Nikitin et al. 2003
G. †Stegerhynchus Foerste 1909
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Stegerhynchus antiqua Savage 1913
Stegerhynchus concinna Savage 1913
Stegerhynchus diodontus Dalman 1828
Stegerhynchus peneborealis Twenhofel 1928
Stegerhynchus praecursor Foerste 1909
Stegerhynchus pusillum de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
Stegerhynchus vicina Billings 1866
Invalid names: Stegerhynchops [synonym], Stegorhynchella Rzhonsnitskaya 1959 [synonym], Tungussotoechia [synonym]
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Stegocornu procerum Dürkoop 1970
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Invalid names: Stegocornu iranicus Cocks 1979 [synonym]
G. †Stegerhynchella Rzhonsnitskaya 1959
Fm. †Trigonirhynchiidae McLaren 1965
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G. †Ancillotoechia Havlicek 1959
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Ancillotoechia ancillans Barrande 1879
Ancillotoechia aptata Johnson 1970
Ancillotoechia berryi Sheehan 1976
Ancillotoechia bidentata Hisinger 1827
Ancillotoechia eva Billings 1866
Ancillotoechia minerva Barrande 1847
Ancillotoechia perryi Sheehan 1982
Invalid names: Trigonirhynchioides [synonym]
G. †Angustispatulata Qian and Roberts 1995
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Angustispatulata campbelli Qian and Roberts 1995
Subfm. †Hemitoechiinae Savage 1996
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G. †Bathyrhyncha Fuchs 1923
G. †Hemitoechia Nikiforova 1970
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Hemitoechia distincta Nikiforova 1970
Hemitoechia undvaensis Rubel 1977
Invalid names: Linterella [synonym], Pseudocamarotoechia Kulkov 1974 [synonym], Tichirhynchus [synonym], Undulorhyncha [synonym]
G. †Lenatoechia Nikiforova 1970
G. †Losvia
G. †Luterella
G. †Nymphorhynchia Rzhonsnitskaya 1956
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Invalid names: Wenxianirhynchus [synonym]
G. †Ptychomaletoechia Sartenaer 1961
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G. †Sartenaerus Özdikmen 2008
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Invalid names: Centrorhynchus [replaced]
G. †Ptychomalotoechia Sartenaer 1961
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Ptychomalotoechia sobrina Stainbrook 1947
Subfm. †Ripidiorhynchinae Savage 1996
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G. †Gesoriacorostrum Sartenaer 2003
G. †Hemiplethorhynchus von Peetz 1898
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Hemiplethorhynchus kashmirensis Waterhouse and Gupta 1979
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Ripidiorhynchus griasica Nalivkin 1934
Ripidiorhynchus huotina Verneuil 1845
Ripidiorhynchus livonicus von Buch 1834
Ripidiorhynchus newmexicoense Cooper and Dutro 1982
Subfm. †Rostricellulinae Rozman 1969
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G. †Azamella Laurie 1991
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Azamella rotunda Laurie 1991
G. †Evenkorhynchia Rozman 1969
G. †Lepidocycloides Nikiforova and Andreeva 1961
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Lepidocycloides baikiticus Nikiforova and Andreeva 1961
G. †Plectothyrella Temple 1965
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Invalid names: Plectothyrella platystrophoides Temple 1965 [synonym]
Plectothyrella itacurubiensis Benedetto et al. 2013
G. †Rostricellula Ulrich and Cooper 1942
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Rostricellula basalaris Cooper 1956
Rostricellula lapworthi Davidson 1883
Rostricellula major Raymond 1905
Rostricellula marciali Villas 1992
Rostricellula minnesotensis Sardeson 1892
Rostricellula minuta Cooper 1956
Rostricellula nobilis Oraspold 1956
Rostricellula orientalis Billings 1859
Rostricellula plena Hall 1847
Rostricellula pristina Raymond 1905
Rostricellula raymondi Cooper 1956
Rostricellula rostrata Ulrich and Cooper 1942
Rostricellula subtilicostata Jin et al. 1993
Invalid names: Longxianirhynchia [synonym]
Subfm. †Trigonirhynchiinae Schmidt 1965
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G. †Agarhyncha Havlicek 1982
G. †Astua
G. †Cupularostrum Sartenaer 1961
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Cupularostrum congregata Conrad 1841
Cupularostrum eximia Hall 1843
Cupularostrum stevensoni Cooper and Dutro 1982
G. †Hercotrema Jin 1989
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Hercotrema pentaforma Lenz 1977
Hercotrema spissicostatum Jin et al. 1993
G. †Kirkirhynchus Baranov and Blodgett 2015
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Kirkirhynchus reesidei Kirk and Amsden 1952
G. †Lissopleura Whitfield 1896
G. †Moorefieldella Girty 1911
G. †Morphorhynchus Cooper and Dutro 1982
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Morphorhynchus varicostatum Cooper and Dutro 1982
G. †Myrmirhynx Havlicek 1982
G. †Nasonirhynchia Havlicek 1992
G. †Nekhoroshevia Bublichenko 1956
G. †Oligoptycherhynchus Sartenaer 1970
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G. †Porthmorhynchus Sartenaer 2001
G. †Savagerhynchus Baranov and Blodgett 2015
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Savagerhynchus hecetaensis Baranov and Blodgett 2015
G. †Sinotectirostrum Sartenaer 1961
G. †Stenorhynchia Brice 1981
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Stenorhynchia nympha Barrande 1847
G. †Stenorhynchites Havlicek 1990
G. †Sufetirhyncha Havlicek 1982
G. †Trigonirhynchia Cooper 1942
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Trigonirhynchia occidens Walcott 1884
Trigonirhynchia stricklandii Sowerby and Murchison 1839
G. †Wilsoniella Khalfin 1939
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Wilsoniella saffordi Hall 1860
Invalid names: Wilsonia Kayser 1871 [replaced]
Subfm. †Virginiatinae Amsden 1974
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G. †Hostimex
G. †Rhynchotreta Hall 1879
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Rhynchotreta cuneata Dalman 1828
Rhynchotreta gracilis Rubel 1977
Invalid names: Bailongjiangella [synonym]
G. †Thebesia Amsden 1974
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Thebesia admiranda Oradovskaya 1988
Thebesia crassicostata Jin and Chatterton 1997
Thebesia scopulosa Cocks 1982
Thebesia thebesensis Foerste 1909
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Invalid names: Thebesia parva Savage 1913 [synonym]
G. †Virginiata Amsden 1968
Invalid names: Ancillotoechia Havlicek 1959 [valid], Angustispatulata Qian and Roberts 1995 [valid], Hemitoechiinae Savage 1996 [valid], Ptychomalotoechia Sartenaer 1961 [valid], Ripidiorhynchinae Savage 1996 [valid], Rostricellulinae Rozman 1969 [valid], Trigonirhynchiinae Schmidt 1965 [valid], Virginiatinae Amsden 1974 [valid]
Invalid names: Trigonirhynchiidae McLaren 1965 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Llandeilo to the top of the Chattian or 461.10000 to 23.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 460.9 Ma

Collections (2773 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Minnesota) Rhynchotrema sp. (10754)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Kentucky) Rhynchotrema sp. (10745 10757)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4Canada (Quebec) Rostricellula sp. (318)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Virginia) Camarotoechia plena (6992)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Rhynchotrema sp. (333 430)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Tennessee) Rostricellula sp. (329)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Ontario) Camarotoechia orientalis (172359) Camarotoechia plena (172204 172356 172357 172358) Camarotoechia plena, Rhynchonella plena (172201)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Camarotoechia orientalis (172209 172360) Camarotoechia plena (172200 172350 172355 172363) Camarotoechia plena, Camarotoechia orientalis (171789) Rostricellula plena (80831) Rostricellula sp. (305 307 310 311 435 80006)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Camarotoechia major (172181) Camarotoechia major, Camarotoechia plena (172196 172238 172240) Camarotoechia plena (171705 171712 172171 172234 172235 172236 172237 172239 172241 172242 172243 172244 172245 172246 172247 172248 172249 172300 172301 172302 172303 172304 172305 172306 172314 172315 172317) Camarotoechia pristina (42808 56212 171706 172144 172180 172194 172323) Rostricellula plena (172641)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Rostricellula sp. (312 315 24621 25928 25932 25933)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) Rostricellula sp. (306)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Camarotoechia plena (172207) Rostricellula pristina (175904 175905)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Rostricellula sp. (25926 25927)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Virginia) Rostricellula basalaris (204096)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8USA (Georgia) Rostricellula rostrata (33332 33333 33334 33335)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (Shaanxi) Rhynchotrema sp. (8536)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Australia (Tasmania) Lepidocycloides sp., Lepidocycloides ponderosa (173680)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Rostricellula sp., Rostricellula ardmillanensis (205561)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Rostricellula sp. (9296 9300 9301)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Russian Federation (Siberia) Lenatoechia sp. (9223 9229) Rostricellula sp. (9222 9224)