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Allorhynchus venustulum

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Allorhynchus venustulum was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 152804g, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Allorhynchus venustulum Cooper and Grant p. 2009 figs. Pl 542, figs 61-64; pl 543, figs 14-33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyAllorhynchidaeCooper and Grant 1976
genusAllorhynchus
speciesvenustulum

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.

Allorhynchus venustulum Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height72.811.204.703.801.34

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 Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Allorhynchus venustulum (101867 105896)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Allorhynchus venustulum (81589 81590 81591 81609 101798 101809 102618 105893 105895 105994)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (New Mexico) Allorhynchus venustulum (81620 81629 105989)