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Piarorhynchia howardi

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella howardi was named by Smith (1927). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Old quarry at southwest end of Brock Mountain, which is in a Tuvalian carbonate limestone in the Hosselkus Formation of California.

It was recombined as Piarorhynchia howardi by Dagys (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. pusilla

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Rhynchonella howardi Smith p. 122 figs. Pl 96, figs 13-18
1965Piarorhynchia howardi Dagys p. 28 figs. Pl 3, fig 3

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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
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyRhynchonellidaeGray 1848
subfamilyPiarorhynchiinaeShi and Grant 1993
genusPiarorhynchia
specieshowardi()

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.

†Piarorhynchia howardi Smith 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available