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Piarorhynchia winnemae

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella winnemae 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 winnemae by Ager and Westermann (1963).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Rhynchonella winnemae Smith p. 123 figs. Pl 96, figs 22-24
1963Piarorhynchia winnemae Ager and Westermann p. 607 figs. Pl 72, figs 2a,b,c; text-fig 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
genusPiarorhynchia
specieswinnemae()

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 winnemae Smith 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height17.70

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 Julian to the top of the Tuvalian or 235.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Canada (British Columbia) Piarorhynchia winnemae (133084 133086)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Rhynchonella winnemae (144383)