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Herangirhynchia otapiriensis

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Herangirhynchia otapiriensis was named by MacFarlan (1992). Its type specimen is OU 16858, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is JDC 1270, Otapiri Stream (E45/f9601), which is in an Otapirian marine horizon in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Herangirhynchia otapiriensis MacFarlan p. 164 figs. Pl 17, figs 18-23; text-fig 12.1f

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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
subfamilyRhynchonellinaeGray 1848
genusHerangirhynchia
speciesotapiriensis

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.

Herangirhynchia otapiriensis MacFarlan 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height12.20

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: Otapirian or 205.60000 to 201.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otapirian205.6 - 201.6New Zealand Herangirhynchia otapiriensis (134159 type locality: 135094 135116)