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Woodwardirhynchia cuneiformis

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae

Taxonomy
Cretirhynchia cuneiformis was named by Pettitt (1950). Its type specimen is B.M. [B.B. 9990] and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Woodwardirhynchia.

It was recombined as Woodwardirhynchia cuneiformis by Simon and Owen (2001) and Simon (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Cretirhynchia cuneiformis Pettitt p. 2 figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 4a-c; Text Fig. 3
2001Woodwardirhynchia cuneiformis Simon and Owen p. 59 figs. Pl 8, figs 1,2; text-figs 2,3
2005Woodwardirhynchia cuneiformis Simon p. 129

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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
superfamilyHemithiridoideaRzhonsnitskaya 1956
familyCyclothyrididae()
subfamilyCyclothyridinae(Makridin 1955)
genusWoodwardirhynchia
speciescuneiformis()

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.
height115.8----
shell height214.513.715.314.51.13

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 Coniacian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 89.80000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Woodwardirhynchia cuneiformis (99235)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Seine-Maritime) Woodwardirhynchia cuneiformis (170120)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (Sussex) Woodwardirhynchia cuneiformis (170119)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (Kent) Woodwardirhynchia cuneiformis (170118)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Cretirhynchia cuneiformis (159132 159218 159222 159225 159226 159227 159228 159229 159231 159234 159235 159236)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3United Kingdom (England) Cretirhynchia cuneiformis (159239)