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Rhynchoporoidea

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida

Taxonomy
Rhynchoporoidea was named by Muir-Wood (1955).

It was assigned to Rhynchonellida by Williams et al. (2002).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Rhynchoporoidea Muir-Wood
2002Rhynchoporoidea Williams et al. p. 1232

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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
superfamilyRhynchoporoideaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyRhynchoporoideaMuir-Wood 1955

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. †Rhynchoporoidea Muir-Wood 1955
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Fm. †Rhynchoporidae Muir-Wood 1955
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Subfm. †Araratellinae Erlanger 1986
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G. †Araratella Sartenaer and Plodowski 1975
Subfm. †Greirinae Erlanger 1993
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G. †Greira Erlanger 1993
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Greira transcaucasica Erlanger 1993
G. †Sharovaella Pakhnevich 2012
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Sharovaella mirabilis Pakhnevich 2012
Subfm. †Rhynchoporinae Muir-Wood 1955
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G. †Rhynchopora King 1865
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Rhynchopora abnormalis Dunbar 1955
Rhynchopora angulatiplicata Ustritsky 1963
Rhynchopora arctica Licharew and Einor 1939
Rhynchopora australasica Archbold 1995
Rhynchopora beecheri George 1904
Rhynchopora bicostata Cooper 1953
Rhynchopora culta Waterhouse 1982
Rhynchopora depressa Licharew 1925
Rhynchopora dossena Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchopora geinitziana de Verneuil 1845
Rhynchopora grandirostris Schellwien 1892
Rhynchopora guadalupensis Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchopora hebetata Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchopora illinoisensis Worthen 1884
Rhynchopora inconstantis Lee and Gu 1976
Rhynchopora kochi Dunbar 1955
Rhynchopora lobjaensis Tolmatchew 1912
Rhynchopora magna Cooper 1957
Rhynchopora magnicosta Mather 1915
Rhynchopora matsumotoi Tazawa 2008
Rhynchopora molina Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchopora nikitini Tschernyschew 1889
Rhynchopora palumbula Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchopora patula Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchopora relegata Reed 1944
Rhynchopora sansabensis Carter 1967
Rhynchopora scorsa Reed 1944
Rhynchopora solonensis Lee and Su 1980
Rhynchopora sphenoides Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchopora subtrigonalis Lee and Su 1980
Rhynchopora taylori Girty 1910
Rhynchopora tchernyshae Koczyrkevicz 1979
Rhynchopora tenera Cooper and Grant 1976
Rhynchopora tenuicostata Koczyrkevicz 1979
Rhynchopora tripartita Koczyrkevicz 1979
Rhynchopora variabilis Stuckenberg 1898
Rhynchopora wynnei Waagen 1883
Rhynchopora zaljakensis Zhan and Wu 1987
Subfm. †Tretorhynchinae Williams et al. 2002
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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: base of the Famennian to the top of the Capitanian or 372.20000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (538 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian - Famennian382.7 - 358.9Afghanistan (Vardak) Araratella sp. (84635)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Armenia Greira transcaucasica (218933 218935) Greira transcaucasica, Sharovaella sp. (218934)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Afghanistan (Herat) Araratella dichotomians (70159)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Iran Araratella dichotomians (62161 62163 62164) Araratella sp. (62128 62148 62159)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Missouri) Rhynchopora rowleyi (6027)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Ohio) Rhynchopora sp. (3437 3438 3440 3441 3442 3443 3444 3445 3446 3447 3448 3451 3452 3454 3455 3456 3457 3458 3460)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Canada (Alberta) Rhynchopora hamburgensis, Rhynchopora rowleyi (35545)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7France Araratella moresnetensis (223664) Rhynchopora sp. (38641)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8France Rhynchopora sp. (38642)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Missouri) Rhynchopora hamburgensis (5811)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Xizang) Rhynchopora sp. (52246)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Utah) Rhynchopora sp. (11233)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland Rhynchopora kochi (89398 107370 107377 107384 107388 107409 107414 107415 107416 107438 107446 107449 107452 107454 107517) Rhynchopora kochi, Rhynchopora abnormalis (107365 107533) Rhynchopora sp., Rhynchopora kochi (107364)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (California) Rhynchopora taylori (108997 108998 109000)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Nepal Rhynchopora sp. (43128)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Nevada) Rhynchopora taylori (39524)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Rhynchonella wynnei (119890) Rhynchopora complanata (125902 125910 125918 126006 127006 127028) Rhynchopora scorsa (125897 125901 126279 126293 126296 126298 126452 126453 126984) Rhynchopora scorsa, Rhynchopora complanata (125895) Rhynchopora scorsa, Rhynchopora relegata (126294) Rhynchopora scorsa, Rhynchopora variabilis (126341) Rhynchopora scorsa, Rhynchopora variabilis, Rhynchopora complanata (125908) Rhynchopora scorsa, Rhynchopora wynnei (126343 126993) Rhynchopora sp., Rhynchopora complanata (126007) Rhynchopora sp., Rhynchopora scorsa (125898) Rhynchopora variabilis (125892) Rhynchopora wynnei (126691) Rhynchopora wynnei, Rhynchopora relegata (126454)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Jiangxi) Rhynchopora sp. (101624)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17USA (Montana) Rhynchopora sp. (95024)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Rhynchopora scorsa, Rhynchopora relegata, Rhynchopora complanata (126998) Rhynchopora wynnei (127023)