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Volirhynchia volitans

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Sinorhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella volitans was named by Bittner (1890). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Han Bulog, near Sarajevo (Geol Reichsanstalt coll), which is in an Illyrian marine limestone in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It was recombined as Volirhynchia volitans by Dagys (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Rhynchonella volitans Bittner p. 47 figs. Pl 31, fig 25
1974Volirhynchia volitans Dagys p. 104

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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
speciesvolitans()

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 volitans Bittner 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Anisian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhynchonella volitans (206720 206722)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhynchonella volitans (137000)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhynchonella volitans (203815)