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Rostricellula

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Trigonirhynchiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Rostricellula Ulrich and Cooper
1964Rostricellula Rõõmusoks
1977Rostricellula Mitchell
1997Rostricellula Jin and Chatterton
2002Longxianirhynchia Sepkoski
2002Rostricellula Sepkoski
2002Rostricellula Williams et al. p. 1064

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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
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
familyTrigonirhynchiidaeMcLaren 1965
subfamilyRostricellulinaeRozman 1969
genusRostricellulaUlrich and Cooper 1942

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. †Rostricellula Ulrich and Cooper 1942
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Rostricellula basalaris Cooper 1956
Rostricellula lapworthi Davidson 1883
Rostricellula major Raymond 1905
Rostricellula marciali Villas 1992
Rostricellula minnesotensis Sardeson 1892
Rostricellula minuta Cooper 1956
Rostricellula nobilis Oraspold 1956
Rostricellula orientalis Billings 1859
Rostricellula plena Hall 1847
Rostricellula pristina Raymond 1905
Rostricellula raymondi Cooper 1956
Rostricellula rostrata Ulrich and Cooper 1942
Rostricellula subtilicostata Jin et al. 1993
Invalid names: Longxianirhynchia [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-02 14:55:20
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:55:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Llandeilo to the top of the Wenlock or 461.10000 to 427.40000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 460.9 Ma

Collections (340 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4Canada (Quebec) R. sp. (318)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Virginia) Camarotoechia plena (6992)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Tennessee) R. sp. (329)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Ontario) Camarotoechia orientalis (172359) Camarotoechia plena (172204 172356 172357 172358) Camarotoechia plena, Rhynchonella plena (172201)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) R. sp. (312 315 24621 25928 25932 25933)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Camarotoechia orientalis (172209 172360) Camarotoechia plena (172200 172350 172355 172363) Camarotoechia plena, Camarotoechia orientalis (171789) R. plena (80831) R. sp. (305 307 310 311 435 80006)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Camarotoechia major (172181) Camarotoechia major, Camarotoechia plena (172196 172238 172240) Camarotoechia plena (171705 171712 172171 172234 172235 172236 172237 172239 172241 172242 172243 172244 172245 172246 172247 172248 172249 172300 172301 172302 172303 172304 172305 172306 172314 172315 172317) Camarotoechia pristina (42808 56212 171706 172144 172180 172194 172323) R. plena (172641)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) R. sp. (306)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Camarotoechia plena (172207) R. pristina (175904 175905)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Virginia) R. basalaris (204096)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) R. sp. (25926 25927)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8USA (Georgia) R. rostrata (33332 33333 33334 33335)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) R. sp., R. ardmillanensis (205561)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Russian Federation (Siberia) R. sp. (9296 9300 9301)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9United Kingdom (Wales) R. triangularis (69583)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Russian Federation (Siberia) R. sp. (9222 9224)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9United Kingdom R. triangularis (69562 69563 69564 69565 69566 69567 69576 69577 69578 69579 69597 69598 69600 69601)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) R. sp. (9228 9297)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4United Kingdom R. triangularis (69595 69596)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4United Kingdom (Scotland) R. sp. (164928)