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Caucasorhynchia

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Caucasorhynchia was named by Dagys (1963) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 1].

It was assigned to Cyclothyridae by Dagys (1963); to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Allorhynchidae by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Caucasorhynchia Dagys p. 66
2002Caucasorhynchia Sepkoski
2002Caucasorhynchia Williams et al. p. 1268

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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
familyAllorhynchidaeCooper and Grant 1976
genusCaucasorhynchia

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.

G. †Caucasorhynchia Dagys 1963
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†Caucasorhynchia baliana Bittner 1895
†Caucasorhynchia circularis Jin et al. 1979
†Caucasorhynchia zhidoensis Jin et al. 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height88.565.9011.68.351.85

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 Pelsonian to the top of the Alaunian or 247.20000 to 212.00000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Veszprem) C. altaplecta (44292)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Rhynchonella alteplecta (206732)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0USA (Nevada) Rhynchonella alteplecta (33270)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Rhynchonella alteplecta (203220)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Rhynchonella alteplecta (203218)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Hungary C. altaplecta (40617 40618) Rhynchonella alteplecta (128188 128189)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary Rhynchonella alteplecta (81051)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Italy (Bergamo) C. altaplecta (33375 33382)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) C. sp. (25405)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Slovakia C. elegans, C. consobrina (42587)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4China (Xizang) C. zhidoensis (133025)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Austria C. altaplecta (49311 49317 49318)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Slovakia C. elegans (49420 49423 49436 49437 49438)
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Qinghai) C. circularis (133016) C. kunensis (133027) C. zhidoensis (133026)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Russian Federation C. kunensis (128270)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Tajikistan C. baliana (127974 127979)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Russian Federation (Adygea republic) C. kunensis (128312) C. worobievi (128314)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56China (Sichuan) C. kunensis (132563)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0China (Xizang) C. kunensis (133015) C. kunensis, C. simplexa, C. trigonalis (132564)