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Rhynchonellidae

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Rhynchonellidae Gray
1869Rhynchonellidae Huxley p. 116
1895Rhynchonellidae Stanton p. 31
1956Rhynchonellidae Oraspold
1957Rhynchonellidae Cooper p. 6
1970Rhynchonellidae Ronchetti p. 49
1979Rhynchonellidae Perry and Chatterton p. 310
2002Rhynchonellidae Williams et al. p. 1279
2005Rhynchonellidae Atrops and Alméras p. 577

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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
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyRhynchonellidaeGray 1848
familyRhynchonellidaeGray 1848

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.

Fm. †Rhynchonellidae Gray 1848
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Subfm. †Bilaminellinae Babanova 1964
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G. †Bilaminella Babanova 1964
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Bilaminella inaequicostata Babanova 1964
G. †Saccorhynchia Jin et al. 1979
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Saccorhynchia xiangdaica Jin et al. 1979
Subfm. †Davanirhynchiinae Ovcharenko 1983
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G. †Cubanirhynchia Kamyschan 1968
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Cubanirhynchia caucasica Kamyshan 1973
Cubanirhynchia declivis Redlich 1894
Cubanirhynchia parva Kamyshan 1973
Cubanirhynchia plana Kamyshan 1973
Cubanirhynchia rostovtzevi Kamyschan 1968
G. †Furcirhynchia Buckman 1917
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Invalid names: Lineirhynchia parviplicata Buckman 1917 [synonym], Rhynchonella haresfieldensis Rollier 1917 [synonym]
Furcirhynchia emmrichi Oppel 1861
Furcirhynchia furcata Buckman 1917
Furcirhynchia furcillata von Buch 1834
Furcirhynchia striata Quenstedt 1858
Furcirhynchia trechmanni MacFarlan 1992
Furcirhynchia ururoaensis MacFarlan 1992
Invalid names: Lineirhynchia Buckman 1917 [synonym]
G. †Rimirhynchia Buckman 1917
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Rimirhynchia anglica Rollier 1917
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Invalid names: Rimirhynchia rimosiformis Buckman 1917 [synonym]
Rimirhynchia elevata Buckman 1917
Rimirhynchia rimosa von Buch 1831
Rimirhynchia tardata Buckman 1917
G. †Rimirhynchopsis Dagys 1963
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Rimirhynchopsis simplex Jin et al. 1979
G. †Grestenella Siblik 1999
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Grestenella austriaca Suess 1854
G. †Hypothyris King 1893
Subfm. †Ivanoviellinae Makridin 1964
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G. †Bihendulirhynchia Muir-Wood 1935
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Bihendulirhynchia afra Muir-Wood 1935
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Invalid names: Cryptorhynchia avonensis Buckman 1917 [synonym], Cryptorhynchia vaughani Buckman 1917 [synonym]
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Grasirhynchia grasiana d'Orbigny 1849
Grasirhynchia martini Mantell 1822
G. †Himalairhynchia Jin and Sun 1976
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Himalairhynchia media Jin and Sun 1976
Himalairhynchia multiplicata Jin et al. 1979
G. †Ivanoviella Makridin 1955
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Ivanoviella alemanica Makridin 1955
Ivanoviella arcuata Rollier 1917
Ivanoviella basileensis Rollier 1917
Ivanoviella gaetanii Almeras et al. 1991
Ivanoviella oxoniensis Rollier 1917
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella varians spathica Davidson 1878 [synonym]
Ivanoviella personata von Buch 1840
Ivanoviella steinbesii Quenstedt 1858
G. †Lotharingella Laurin 1984
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Lotharingella gremifera Buckman 1927
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Invalid names: Rhynchonelloidea cerealis Buckman 1927 [synonym]
Lotharingella leedsi Davidson 1878
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Invalid names: Burmirhynchia fusca Douglas and Arkell 1932 [synonym], Rhynchonelloidea inflata Douglas and Arkell 1932 [synonym]
Lotharingella woevrica Laurin 1984
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G. †Malwirhynchia Chiplonker 1938
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Malwirhynchia subpentagonalis Chiplonker 1938
Malwirhynchia transversalis Chiplonker 1938
Malwirhynchia trigonalis Chiplonker 1938
G. †Minutulirhynchia Smirnova 1992
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Invalid names: Sulciphoria Smirnova 1992 [synonym]
G. †Ptyctorhynchia Buckman 1917
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G. †Rhynchonelloidella Muir-Wood 1936
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella blumbergensis Rollier 1911 [synonym], Rhynchonella quadrata Rollier 1911 [synonym]
Rhynchonelloidella globosa Muir-Wood 1936
Rhynchonelloidella marini Rousselle 1975
Rhynchonelloidella mesoloba Muir-Wood 1936
Rhynchonelloidella smithi Davidson 1878
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella rambertensis Riche 1912 [synonym]
Rhynchonelloidella varians Schlotheim 1820
G. †Rochatorhynchia Kats 1962
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Rochatorhynchia lata Kats 1962
G. †Sharpirhynchia Shi and Grant 1993
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Sharpirhynchia sharpi Muir-Wood 1938
G. †Thurmannella Leidhold 1921
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Thurmannella acuticosta Childs 1969
Thurmannella obtrita Defrance 1828
Thurmannella pentaptycta Jin et al. 1979
Thurmannella rotunda Jin et al. 1979
G. †Waikatorhynchia MacFarlan 1992
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Waikatorhynchia waikatoensis MacFarlan 1992
Subfm. †Nucleusorhynchiinae Xu 1990
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G. †Murihikurhynchia MacFarlan 1992
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Murihikurhynchia arataurana MacFarlan 1992
Murihikurhynchia carolinae MacFarlan 1992
Murihikurhynchia malingi MacFarlan 1992
Murihikurhynchia pitfurensis MacFarlan 1992
G. †Nucleusorhynchia Sun and Ye 1982
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Nucleusorhynchia typica Sun and Ye 1982
G. †Uniplicatorhynchia Sun and Ye 1982
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Uniplicatorhynchia trigona Sun and Ye 1982
Subfm. †Piarorhynchiinae Shi and Grant 1993
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G. †Abrekia Dagys 1974
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Abrekia applanata Sun and Ye 1982
Abrekia procreatrix Bittner 1899
Abrekia sulcata Dagys 1974
G. †Aorhynchia MacFarlan 1992
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Aorhynchia abyssensis MacFarlan 1992
Aorhynchia ohaiensis MacFarlan 1992
G. †Caledorhynchia MacFarlan 1992
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Caledorhynchia caledonica MacFarlan 1992
Caledorhynchia hokonuiensis MacFarlan 1992
G. †Cuneirhynchia Buckman 1917
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Cuneirhynchia cartieri Oppel 1861
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella lorioli Haas 1887 [synonym]
Cuneirhynchia dalmasi Dumortier 1869
Cuneirhynchia desori Haas 1884
Cuneirhynchia oxynoti Quenstedt 1852
Cuneirhynchia rastuensis Benigni 1978
G. †Paranudirostralina Sun and Ye 1982
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Paranudirostralina bifurcata Sun and Ye 1982
G. †Piarorhynchia Buckman 1917
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Piarorhynchia caroli Gemmellaro 1878
Piarorhynchia deffneri Oppel 1861
Piarorhynchia diva Dagys 1965
Piarorhynchia formalis Dagys 1965
Piarorhynchia howardi Smith 1927
Piarorhynchia juvenis Quenstedt 1852
Piarorhynchia ochotica Dagys 1965
Piarorhynchia priborgavica Tchorzhevsky 1970
Piarorhynchia rostellata Quenstedt 1858
Piarorhynchia thalia d'Orbigny 1850
Piarorhynchia winnemae Smith 1927
G. †Ptilorhynchia Crickmay 1933
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Subg. †Ptilorhynchia (Ptilorhynchia) Crickmay 1933
Ptilorhynchia australis Thomson and Owen 1979
Ptilorhynchia exigua Dagys 1968
Ptilorhynchia glabra Dagys 1968
Ptilorhynchia mclachlani Sandy et al. 2014
Ptilorhynchia plumasensis Crickmay 1933
Ptilorhynchia seducta Dagys 1968
G. †Rutorhynchia Sun 1981
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Rutorhynchia trigonalis Guo et al. 2019
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Sakawairhynchia aparimaensis MacFarlan 1992
Sakawairhynchia bartrumi Marwick 1953
Sakawairhynchia corbiensis MacFarlan 1992
Sakawairhynchia diptonensis MacFarlan 1992
Sakawairhynchia hugonensis MacFarlan 1992
Sakawairhynchia marokopana MacFarlan 1992
Sakawairhynchia mokauensis MacFarlan 1992
Sakawairhynchia momeaensis MacFarlan 1992
Sakawairhynchia tokombensis Tokuyama 1957
Sakawairhynchia zealandica Trechmann 1917
G. †Sinuplicorhynchia Dagys 1965
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Sinuplicorhynchia pentagona Jin and Fang 1977
G. †Tainuirhynchia MacFarlan 1992
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Tainuirhynchia tainuii MacFarlan 1992
Tainuirhynchia waingaroensis MacFarlan 1992
Subfm. †Rhynchonellinae Gray 1848
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G. †Choffatirhynchia García Joral and Goy 2004
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Choffatirhynchia paucicostatae Castell and Concha 1956
Choffatirhynchia turolensis García Joral and Goy 2004
G. †Curtirhynchia Buckman 1917
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Curtirhynchia extensa Buckman 1917
Curtirhynchia oolitica Davidson 1878
G. †Fusirhynchia Dagys 1968
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Fusirhynchia micropteryx Eichwald 1868
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella saranpaulensis Makridin 1964 [synonym]
Fusirhynchia secreta Dagys 1968
G. †Herangirhynchia MacFarlan 1992
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Herangirhynchia awakinoensis MacFarlan 1992
Herangirhynchia herangiensis MacFarlan 1992
Herangirhynchia otamitaensis MacFarlan 1992
Herangirhynchia otapiriensis MacFarlan 1992
G. †Homoeorhynchia Buckman 1917
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Homoeorhynchia acuta Sowerby 1816
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella tifritensis Flamand 1911 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella fidia d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]
Homoeorhynchia lubrica Uhlig 1880
Homoeorhynchia lusitanica Alméras et al. 1996
Homoeorhynchia meridionalis meridionalis Eudes-Deslongchamps 1863
Homoeorhynchia moorei Warren 1932
Homoeorhynchia prona Oppel 1861
Homoeorhynchia ptinoides Di Stefano 1891
Homoeorhynchia sepahanensis Baeza-Carratalá and Sepehriannasab 2014
Homoeorhynchia solitaria Siblik 1999
Homoeorhynchia webbi Warren 1932
Invalid names: Slovenirhynchia Siblik 1967 [synonym]
G. †Kabanoviella Smirnova 1973
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Kabanoviella obliterata Lahusen 1874
G. †Lunarhynchia Jin et al. 1979
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Lunaria dorsata Jin et al. 1979
Lunaria moduensis Sun and Shi 1985
Lunaria sangkaensis Jin et al. 1979
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Planirhynchia atrita Dagys 1965
Planirhynchia risilla Dagys 1965
Planirhynchia tantilla Sucic-Protic 1969
Planirhynchia yakutica Dagys 1965
G. †Rhynchonella Fischer 1809
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Subg. †Rhynchonella (Stegerhynchus) Foerste 1909
Rhynchonella acanthica Parona 1884
Rhynchonella acuminata Martin 1809
Rhynchonella acutiloba Deslongchamps 1856
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella ornithopsis Rollier 1917 [synonym], Rhynchonella trigeri Rollier 1917 [synonym]
Rhynchonella adrianensis Gemmellaro 1899
Rhynchonella alontina Di Stefano 1884
Rhynchonella arcula Bittner 1890
Rhynchonella arthaberi Simionescu 1899
Rhynchonella bajociana d'Orbigny 1850
Rhynchonella baugasii d'Orbigny 1847
Rhynchonella bidens Hall 1852
Rhynchonella bukowskii Bittner 1902
Rhynchonella carapezzae Gemmellaro 1899
Rhynchonella carinthiaca Bittner 1890
Rhynchonella castanea Meek 1868
Rhynchonella chanum Bittner 1902
Rhynchonella cimbrica Bittner 1890
Rhynchonella clesiana Lepsius 1878
Rhynchonella corradii Parona 1882
Rhynchonella cotilloni Sandy 1986
Rhynchonella curviceps Quenstedt 1852
Rhynchonella cynodon Laube 1865
Rhynchonella decipiens d'Orbigny 1850
Rhynchonella delecta Bittner 1902
Rhynchonella djeffarae Dubar 1967
Rhynchonella duplicata Rouillier and Vosinsky 1849
Rhynchonella edwardsi Chapuis and Dewalque 1853
Rhynchonella eskiordensis Moisseiev 1932
Rhynchonella etalloni Oppel 1863
Rhynchonella eurekensis Walcott 1884
Rhynchonella farciens Canavari 1880
Rhynchonella fascilla Rothpletz 1886
Rhynchonella ferquensis Gosselet 1887
Rhynchonella fuchsii Bittner 1902
Rhynchonella fugiens de Gregorio 1930
Rhynchonella funiculata Deslongchamps 1856
Rhynchonella girvaniensis Davidson 1883
Rhynchonella granulum Eichwald 1860
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella trilatera Moeller 1862 [synonym]
Rhynchonella hemicostata Parona 1896
Rhynchonella hofmanni Bockh 1874
Rhynchonella illyrica Bittner 1902
Rhynchonella infirma Rothpletz 1886
Rhynchonella inflata Jaboli 1959
Rhynchonella jukesi McCoy 1847
Rhynchonella kaminskii Uhlig 1878
Rhynchonella kirchhoferi Haas and Petri 1881
Rhynchonella krotovi Tschernyschew 1902
Rhynchonella lacuna Quenstedt 1871
Rhynchonella laczkoi Bittner 1912
Rhynchonella langleti Chapuis and Dewalque 1853
Rhynchonella laurinea Bittner 1892
Rhynchonella limbata Schlotheim 1813
Rhynchonella linguligera Bittner 1890
Rhynchonella liostraca Buckman 1886
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella bilobata Buckman 1882 [replaced]
Rhynchonella loxia Fischer von Waldheim 1809
Rhynchonella loxiae Fischer von Waldheim 1809
Rhynchonella maudensis Whiteaves 1884
Rhynchonella mefaensis Krumbeck 1923
Rhynchonella minuta Buvignier 1843
Rhynchonella misella Bittner 1890
Rhynchonella nakajimensis Ichikawa 1949
Rhynchonella nauniae Finkelstein 1889
Rhynchonella negrii Gemmellaro 1899
Rhynchonella niobe Chapuis and Dewalque 1851
Rhynchonella nitidula Bittner 1902
Rhynchonella obesula Whiteaves 1876
Rhynchonella ordinaria Childs 1969
Rhynchonella ottomana Bittner 1890
Rhynchonella parkhillensis Owen and Thurrell 1968
Rhynchonella patarena Bittner 1902
Rhynchonella paucicosta Kitchin 1910
Rhynchonella pauciplicata Kitchin 1900
Rhynchonella phaseolina Deslongchamps 1855
Rhynchonella pichleri Bittner 1890
Rhynchonella pinguis Roemer 1836
Rhynchonella pironiana Bittner 1890
Rhynchonella pretiosa Boeckh 1872
Rhynchonella pupula Bittner 1890
Rhynchonella pyrenaei Childs 1969
Rhynchonella repentina Bittner 1902
Rhynchonella rivelensis Loriol 1904
Rhynchonella rochei Lieb 1945
Rhynchonella rouillieri Eichwald 1865
Rhynchonella royeri d'Orbigny 1850
Rhynchonella salinasi Gemmellaro 1899
Rhynchonella scalpellum Quenstedt 1852
Rhynchonella semiplecta Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Terebratula haueri Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Terebratula joannisaustriae Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Terebratula triangulata Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Terebratula triplecta Cornalia 1847 [synonym]
Rhynchonella solitaria Hyatt 1892
Rhynchonella sosiensis Gemmellaro 1899
Rhynchonella speetonensis Davidson 1874
Rhynchonella steinbesi Quenstedt 1847
Rhynchonella subacuta Münster 1841
Rhynchonella subangulifrons Krumbeck 1924
Rhynchonella subdecussata Munster 1869
Rhynchonella subregilla Krumbeck 1924
Rhynchonella subrimkinensis Krumbeck 1924
Rhynchonella subrimosa Schafhautl 1851
Rhynchonella subvariabilis Davidson 1852
Rhynchonella tenuistriata Nettelroth 1889
Rhynchonella timorensis Krumbeck 1924
Rhynchonella tooica Krumbeck 1923
Rhynchonella tremensis Gillieron 1873
Rhynchonella tricostata Münster 1890
Rhynchonella trilobata Ooster 1870
Rhynchonella triquetra Gemmellaro 1874
Rhynchonella tscharkensis Arthaber 1915
Rhynchonella varians Schlotheim 1820
Rhynchonella vicaria Bittner 1902
Rhynchonella whiteana Anderson 1902
Rhynchonella withei Gemmellaro 1899
G. †Rhynchonelloidea Buckman 1917
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Subg. †Rhynchonelloidea (Aalenirhynchia) Shi and Grant 1993
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Aalenirhynchia subdecorata Davidson 1853
Aalenirhynchia walkeri Rollier 1918
Rhynchonelloidea angulata Sowerby 1825
Rhynchonelloidea cynica Buckman 1895
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella abbatiae Rollier 1917 [synonym]
Rhynchonelloidea formalis Kamyshan 1973
Rhynchonelloidea goyi Garcia Joral 1983
Rhynchonelloidea lineata Young and Bird 1828
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella beneckei Haas and Petri 1882 [synonym], Terebratula bidens Phillips 1829 [synonym], Terebratula triplicata Phillips 1829 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella epiliasina Leymerie 1881 [synonym]
Rhynchonelloidea varians Schlotheim 1820
Terebratula varians arcuata Quenstedt 1868
Subfm. †Striirhynchiinae Kamyshan 1967
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G. †Bulgariarhynchia Radulović et al. 2023
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Bulgariarhynchia ponorensis Radulović et al. 2023
G. †Capillirhynchia Buckman 1917
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Capillirhynchia brezenensis Radulović et al. 2023
Capillirhynchia paronai Kamyshan 1973
Capillirhynchia urupensis Kamyshan 1973
Capillirhynchia vjalovi Kamyshan 1973
Capillirhynchia wrighti Davidson 1852
G. †Lirellarina Cooper 1989
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Lirellarina costellata Cooper 1989
G. †Neocirpa
G. †Striirhynchia Buckman 1917
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Striirhynchia berchta Oppel 1863
Striirhynchia dorsetensis Buckman 1917
Striirhynchia dorsetiensis Davidson 1884
G. †Trichorhynchia Buckman 1917
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Trichorhynchia dichotoma Buckman 1917
Trichorhynchia renngarteni Kamyshan 1973
Subfm. †Uralorhynchiinae Williams et al. 2002
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G. †Omolonella Моissеiеv 1936
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Omolonella cuboides Jin et al. 1979
Omolonella korkodonica Dagys 1965
Omolonella omolonensis Moisseiev 1936
G. †Sulcorhynchia Dagys 1974
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Sulcorhynchia anceps Dagys 1965
Sulcorhynchia borealis Dagys 1965
Sulcorhynchia tibetica Bittner 1899
G. †Uralorhynchia Dagys 1968
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Uralorhynchia striatissima Eichwald 1868
Invalid names: Praecyclothyrinae Makridin 1964 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available