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Rhynchotrema fringilla

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella fringilla was named by Billings (1862). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Camarotoechia fringilla by Twenhofel (1928) and Northrop (1939); it was recombined as Ancillotoechia fringilla by Bolton (1981); it was recombined as Rhynchotrema fringilla by Jin (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Rhynchonella fringilla Billings pp. 45-48 figs. Pl. 1, figs. 1-15; Pl. 2, figs. 1-15; Pl. 25, figs. 1-8; Text-figs. 17-20
1924Rhynchonella fringilla Krumbeck
1928Camarotoechia fringilla Twenhofel p. 209 figs. pl. 21, figs. 7-9
1939Camarotoechia fringilla Northrop pp. 184 - 185
1981Ancillotoechia fringilla Bolton figs. pl. 13, fig. 25
1989Rhynchotrema fringilla Jin pp. 45-48

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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
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
familyRhynchotrematidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyRhynchotrematinaeSchuchert 1913
genusRhynchotremaHall 1860
speciesfringilla(Billings 1862)

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.

Rhynchotrema fringilla Billings 1862
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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
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 14:14:30
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:14:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Late/Upper Triassic or 443.40000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Quebec) Camarotoechia fringilla (113333)
Alexandrian443.4 - 436.0Canada (Québec) Ancillotoechia fringilla (24406 24407)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) Camarotoechia fringilla (184837)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.3Indonesia (Timor) Rhynchonella fringilla (205320)