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Volirhynchia tommasi

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Sinorhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella tommasii was named by Bittner (1890). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monte Terzadia, Friuli, which is in an Anisian carbonate limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Volirhynchia tommasi by Pálfy (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Rhynchonella tommasii Bittner p. 53
1988Volirhynchia tommasi Pálfy p. 30 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2; text-fig 5

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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
familySinorhynchiidaeXu and Liu 1983
genusVolirhynchia
speciestommasi()

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.

Volirhynchia tommasi Bittner 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height69.687.2020.88.855.14

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: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Veszprem) Volirhynchia tommasi (44288)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy Rhynchonella tommasii (137009)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Rhynchonella vivida (128187) Volirhynchia tommasi (40616 40630 40631 40632 40633 40634 40636 40637 40638 40639 40640 40641 40642 40643 40644)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Rhynchonella tommasii (203796)