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Torquirhynchia inconstans

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella inconstans was named by Sowerby (1821).

It was recombined as Terebratula inconstans by Sowerby (1816); it was recombined as Septaliphoria inconstans by Kamyshan and Babanova (1973); it was recombined as Torquirhynchia inconstans by Adabi and Ager (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Terebratula inconstans Sowerby
1973Septaliphoria inconstans Kamyshan and Babanova p. 113 figs. Pl. 8, Fig. 9
1997Torquirhynchia inconstans Adabi and Ager p. 358 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 6-8

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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
superfamilyHemithiridoideaRzhonsnitskaya 1956
familyCyclothyrididae()
subfamilyCyclothyridinae(Makridin 1955)
genusTorquirhynchia
speciesinconstans(Sowerby 1821)

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.

Torquirhynchia inconstans Sowerby 1821
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height113.7----
shell height326.422.531.026.44.25

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 Early/Lower Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 164.70000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Rhynchonella inconstans (98194)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Ukraine Septaliphoria inconstans (163434)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom Torquirhynchia inconstans (158192 158193)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (England) Torquirhynchia inconstans (1569 1570 1572 1613 1912)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) Rhynchonella inconstans (98478)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Iran Torquirhynchia inconstans (94605)