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Rhynchonella parkhillensis

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella parkhillensis was named by Owen and Thurrell (1968). Its type specimen is B.M. BB 42952, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Park Hill, Belchford, which is in a Barremian marine sandstone in the Fulletby Beds Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Rhynchonella parkhillensis Owen and Thurrell p. 117 figs. Pl. 4, Fig. 9-10, Txt. Fig. 6

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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
genusRhynchonellaFischer 1809
speciesparkhillensis

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.

Rhynchonella parkhillensis Owen and Thurrell 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height39.368.0511.39.001.68

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 13:59:55
Modified: 2009-06-04 15:59:55
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: Barremian or 129.40000 to 125.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian129.4 - 125.0United Kingdom Rhynchonella parkhillensis (type locality: 153769)