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Murihikurhynchia

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Murihikurhynchia was named by MacFarlan (1992) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn-u J Sine Sepkoski's reference number: 1068]. Its type is Murihikurhynchia malingi.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Murihikurhynchia MacFarlan p. 131
2002Murihikurhynchia Sepkoski
2002Murihikurhynchia Williams et al. p. 1297

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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
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyRhynchonellidaeGray 1848
subfamilyNucleusorhynchiinaeXu 1990
genusMurihikurhynchia

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. †Murihikurhynchia MacFarlan 1992
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Murihikurhynchia arataurana MacFarlan 1992
Murihikurhynchia carolinae MacFarlan 1992
Murihikurhynchia malingi MacFarlan 1992
Murihikurhynchia pitfurensis MacFarlan 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height373.891.7010.53.801.64

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 Oretian to the top of the Sinemurian or 227.50000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections (69 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oretian227.5 - 221.5New Caledonia M. carolinae (133803)
Oretian227.5 - 221.5New Zealand M. braxtonensis (134422 134637 134779 134814 134838 134842 135240 135282) M. braxtonensis, M. carolinae (134267) M. carolinae (134171 134263 134458 134770 134876 134988 135237 135294) M. carolinae, M. pitfurensis (134495 134643 134835 134836) M. malingi (134264) M. pitfurensis (134427 134443 134461 134466) M. sp., M. carolinae, M. pitfurensis (134987)
Otamitan221.5 - 212.0New Zealand M. malingi (134098 134107 134175 134178 134261 135002 135057 135151 135157 135161 135162 135183 135188 135189)
Warepan212.0 - 205.6New Caledonia M. malingi (133783 133797 133799 133800 133801 133804)
Warepan212.0 - 205.6New Zealand M. malingi (134035 134276 134962)
Otapirian205.6 - 201.6New Caledonia M. malingi (133788)
Otapirian - Hettangian205.6 - 199.3New Zealand M. arataurana (134193)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3New Caledonia M. arataurana (133806)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3New Zealand M. arataurana (133932 133933 133988 133989 133990 134006 134007 134019 134132 134192 134204 135092)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8New Zealand M. arataurana (134131 134381 135105)