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Cuneirhynchia retusifrons

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella retusifrons was named by Oppel (1861).

It was recombined as Cuneirhynchia retusifrons by Dulai (1992), Siblik (1993) and Siblik (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Rhynchonella retusifrons Oppel p. 544 figs. Pl 12, fig 5
1992Cuneirhynchia retusifrons Dulai p. 51 figs. Pl 2, fig 3; text-fig 10
1993Cuneirhynchia retusifrons Siblik p. 968 figs. Pl 1, fig 10
2008Cuneirhynchia retusifrons Siblik p. 69 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 8; Pl. 2, Fig. 4-5

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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
genusCuneirhynchia
speciesretusifrons(Oppel 1861)

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 height107.485.6010.57.601.27

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: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Bucklandi or 201.30000 to 189.60000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Austria Cuneirhynchia retusifrons (29062 29063 29114)
Middle Hettangian - Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Austria Cuneirhynchia retusifrons (27356)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Austria Cuneirhynchia retusifrons (38057)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Austria Cuneirhynchia retusifrons (23864 49768 49769 159485 159486 159487)
Early/Lower Sinemurian - Hettangian196.5 - 199.3Hungary Cuneirhynchia retusifrons (160437 160439)
Bucklandi196.5 - 189.6Hungary Cuneirhynchia retusifrons (127003)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Greece Cuneirhynchia retusifrons (159134)