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Ptyctorhynchia pentaptycha

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchonella pentaptycha was named by Buckman (1910). It is the type species of Ptyctorhynchia.

It was recombined as Ptyctorhynchia pentaptycha by Shi and Grant (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Rhynchonella pentaptycha Buckman p. 103 figs. Pl. 12, Fig. 19-20
1993Ptyctorhynchia pentaptycha Shi and Grant p. 34 figs. 20-21; Pl. 1, Fig. 1-3

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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
subfamilyIvanoviellinae
genusPtyctorhynchia
speciespentaptycha(Buckman 1910)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height38.498.209.108.200.520

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 Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Aalenian or 180.10000 to 170.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6France (Deux-Sevrès) Ptyctorhynchia pentaptycha (140883)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3United Kingdom Ptyctorhynchia pentaptycha (159749 159750) Rhynchonella pentaptycha (159748)