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Kallirhynchia orbicularis

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Kallirhynchia orbicularis was named by Cooper (1989). It is not extant. Its type locality is Al Jurayfah, S1191, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Kallirhynchia orbicularis Cooper

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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
subfamilyKallirhynchiinae
genusKallirhynchia
speciesorbicularis

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.
shell height213.413.213.613.40.283

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:19:43
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:19:43
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Bathonian or 168.30000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Saudi Arabia Kallirhynchia orbicularis (type locality: 98964)