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Rhynchopora geinitziana

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchoporidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula geinitziana was named by de Verneuil (1845). Its type specimen is Verneuil Pl 10, fig 5 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chidrova, near mouth of Vaga River, which is in a Roadian carbonate limestone in the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Rhynchonella geinitziana by Geinitz (1861); it was recombined as Rhynchopora geinitziana by Lisiakiewicz (1979), Erlanger (1981) and Kalashnikov (1981).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Terebratula geinitziana de Verneuil p. 83 figs. Pl 10, figs 5a,b
1861Rhynchonella geinitziana Geinitz p. 83 figs. Pl 15, figs 29-32
1979Rhynchopora geinitziana Lisiakiewicz p. 552 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-5, 7; pl 2, figs 8,9
1981Rhynchopora geinitziana Erlanger p. 66 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-10
1981Rhynchopora geinitziana Kalashnikov p. 59 figs. Pl 15, figs 2,3; pl 17, fig 7

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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
superfamilyRhynchoporoideaMuir-Wood 1955
familyRhynchoporidaeMuir-Wood 1955
subfamilyRhynchoporinaeMuir-Wood 1955
genusRhynchoporaKing 1865
speciesgeinitziana()

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.

Rhynchopora geinitziana de Verneuil 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height87.375.409.007.601.28

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 Early/Lower Pennsylvanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 323.20000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.2 - 315.2USA (Alaska) Rhynchopora geinitziana (112188)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Alaska) Rhynchopora geinitziana (111914 111915)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Alaska) Rhynchopora geinitziana (111913)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Alaska) Rhynchopora geinitziana (112199)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation Rhynchopora geinitziana (109929)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Rhynchopora geinitziana (96860 107627 109949) Terebratula geinitziana (type locality: 117232)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Alaska) Rhynchopora geinitziana (109334)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Rhynchopora geinitziana (109954 109956 197534 197535)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Poland Rhynchopora geinitziana (156785 156786)