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Capillirhynchia gallatinensis

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Taxonomy
Capillirhynchia gallatinensis was named by Crickmay (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North slope of Joseph Peak, which is in a Bajocian/Bathonian carbonate shale/limestone in the Sawtooth Formation of Wyoming.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Capillirhynchia gallatinensis Crickmay p. 881 figs. Pl. 20, Fig. 23-26

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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
subfamilyStriirhynchiinaeKamyshan 1967
genusCapillirhynchia
speciesgallatinensis

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
partNmean
shell height16.00

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Bathonian or 170.30000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1USA (Wyoming) Capillirhynchia gallatinensis (type locality: 164663)