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Somalirhynchia africana

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Somalirhynchia africana was named by Weir (1925). It is the type species of Somalirhynchia.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Somalirhynchia africana Weir
1935Somalirhynchia africana mesoloba Muir-Wood p. 100 figs. Pl. 9, Fig. 2
2001Somalirhynchia africana Feldman et al. p. 641 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 7-15

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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
superfamilyHemithiridoideaRzhonsnitskaya 1956
familyTetrarhynchiidaeAger 1965
subfamilyTetrarhynchiinaeAger 1965
genusSomalirhynchiaWeir 1925
speciesafricanaWeir 1925

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height1419.615.923.219.22.18

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 Bathonian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 168.30000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian - Bajocian168.3 - 168.3Somalia Somalirhynchia africana (161817)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Somalirhynchia africana (2560 2600 2604 2605)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Somalia Somalirhynchia africana (100379 161482)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Egypt Somalirhynchia africana (99801)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India Somalirhynchia africana (68089 68091 68093)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Ethiopia Rhynchonella africana (93532)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Eritrea Somalirhynchia africana (92925)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia Somalirhynchia africana (13795 13871 13900 13902 13951)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Somalia Somalirhynchia africana (92962 92990 92991 93013 93014 93020 93021)
Callovian - Kimmeridgian166.1 - 152.1Tunisia Somalirhynchia africana (99126)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Israel Somalirhynchia africana (59834 59840)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Israel Somalirhynchia africana (59833)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia Somalirhynchia africana (13612)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Somalia Somalirhynchia africana (93000 159959 159960)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Somalirhynchia africana (2556 2593 2597)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Kenya Somalirhynchia africana (99842)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Ethiopia Rhynchonella africana (93487)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia Somalirhynchia africana (45562 45982 46053 46056 46061 46290 46296 46304 46305 46309 98844)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Yemen Rhynchonella moravica (94504)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Ethiopia Somalirhynchia africana (94572 94574)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Kenya Somalirhynchia africana (99839)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Eritrea Somalirhynchia africana (94567 94568)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Ethiopia Rhynchonella africana (93479)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Kenya Somalirhynchia africana (161802 161815)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Ethiopia Rhynchonella moravica (94586) Somalirhynchia africana (93029 93031 93032 93206 93856 93858 93859 93860 93863)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Ethiopia Somalirhynchia africana (159958)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Ethiopia Rhynchonella africana (93531)