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Goniophoria

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotetradidae

Taxonomy
Goniophoria is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhynchotetradinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Goniophoria Sepkoski
2002Goniophoria Williams et al. p. 1246

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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
superfamilyRhynchotetradoideaLicharew 1956
familyRhynchotetradidaeLicharew 1956
subfamilyRhynchotetradinaeLicharew 1956
genusGoniophoria

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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Goniophoria carinata Janischewsky 1910
Goniophoria confinensis Schellwien 1892
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height216.316.016.716.40.495

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 Frasnian to the top of the Asselian or 382.70000 to 295.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) G. chemungensis (3800 3804)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7India Rhynchonella confinensis (230343)
Asbian - Serpukhovian340.0 - 323.2Russian Federation G. monstrosa (13278)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0China (Xizang) G. carinata (110102)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Slovenia Rhynchonella confinensis (129658)