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Rhynchotrematidae

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Rhynchotrematidae Schuchert
1970Rhynchotrematidae Macomber
1974Rhynchotrematidae Bassett and Cocks
1977Rhynchotrematidae Mitchell
1977Rhynchotrematidae Rubel and Rozman
1997Rhynchotrematidae Jin and Chatterton
2002Rhynchotrematidae Williams et al. p. 1047

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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
superfamilyRhynchotrematoideaSchuchert 1913
familyRhynchotrematidaeSchuchert 1913
familyRhynchotrematidaeSchuchert 1913

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. †Rhynchotrematidae Schuchert 1913
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Subfm. †Lepidocyclinae Cooper 1956
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G. †Hypsiptycha Wang 1949
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Hypsiptycha anticostiensis Billings 1862
Hypsiptycha hybrida Wang 1949
Hypsiptycha janea Billings 1866
Hypsiptycha neenah Whitfield 1882
Hypsiptycha occidens Wilson 1926
Hypsiptycha procera Rõõmusoks 1964
G. †Lepidocyclus Wang 1949
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Lepidocyclus cooperi Howe 1966
Lepidocyclus erectus Wang 1949
Lepidocyclus laddi Wang 1949
Lepidocyclus manniensis Foerste 1909
Lepidocyclus notatus Wang 1949
Lepidocyclus oblongus Howe 1966
Lepidocyclus perlamellosa Whitfield 1878
G. †Rhytidorhachis Jin and Caldwell 1990
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Rhytidorhachis guttuliformis Jin et al. 1993
Subfm. †Rhynchotrematinae Schuchert 1913
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G. †Hiscobeccus Amsden 1983
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Invalid names: Hiscobeccus breve Roy 1941 [synonym]
Hiscobeccus capax Conrad 1842
Hiscobeccus gigas Wang 1949
Hiscobeccus kananaskia Wilson 1926
Hiscobeccus rowleyi Foerste 1920
Hiscobeccus windermeris Wilson 1926
G. †Rhynchotrema Hall 1860
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Rhynchotrema dentatum Hall 1847
Rhynchotrema fringilla Billings 1862
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Invalid names: Rhynchotrema kentuckiense Fenton and Fenton 1924 [synonym], Rhynchotrema quadriplicata Miller 1875 [synonym]
Rhynchotrema iowense Wang 1949
Rhynchotrema nobilis Oraspold 1956
Rhynchotrema nutrix Billings 1866
Rhynchotrema oepiki Percival 1991
Rhynchotrema parva Oraspold 1956
Rhynchotrema perlamellosum Whitfield 1882
Rhynchotrema plicata Cooper and Kindle 1936
Rhynchotrema plicatum Cooper and Kindle 1936
Rhynchotrema pulchellum Foerste 1924
Rhynchotrema seletensis Nikitin et al. 2003
G. †Stegerhynchus Foerste 1909
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Stegerhynchus antiqua Savage 1913
Stegerhynchus concinna Savage 1913
Stegerhynchus diodontus Dalman 1828
Stegerhynchus peneborealis Twenhofel 1928
Stegerhynchus praecursor Foerste 1909
Stegerhynchus pusillum de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
Stegerhynchus vicina Billings 1866
Invalid names: Stegerhynchops [synonym], Stegorhynchella Rzhonsnitskaya 1959 [synonym], Tungussotoechia [synonym]
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Stegocornu procerum Dürkoop 1970
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Invalid names: Stegocornu iranicus Cocks 1979 [synonym]
G. †Stegerhynchella Rzhonsnitskaya 1959
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: Attached, epifaunal suspension feeder, attached to algae or shells (McKerrow, 1979).f
Created: 2009-04-13 10:40:35
Modified: 2009-04-13 12:40:35
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Chattian or 468.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (1033 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Kentucky) Rhynchotrema sp. (10745 10757)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Rhynchotrema sp. (333 430)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Minnesota) Rhynchotrema sp. (10754)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (Shaanxi) Rhynchotrema sp. (8536)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Australia (New South Wales) Rhynchotrema sp. (2703 2706 2708 2724)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Lepidocyclus sp., Rhynchotrema sp. (25319 25320 25321) Rhynchotrema sp. (25322 25324)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Rhynchotrema capax (32547 32552 32553 32554 32557 32558) Rhynchotrema increbescens (32559 32560 32561 32562 32563 32570 32571 32660) Rhynchotrema minnesotensis, Rhynchotrema increbescens (32456 32457 32458) Rhynchotrema sp., Rhynchotrema argenturbiem (32578 32579 32580 32581 32583 32585 32586) Rhynchotrema sp., Rhynchotrema increbescens, Rhynchotrema argenturbiem (32614 32615 32617 32618 32619)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Rhynchotrema increbescens (26274 26276) Rhynchotrema intermedia (26290) Rhynchotrema intermedia, Rhynchotrema increbescens (26275) Rhynchotrema sp. (336 64478 64479 64480 64482 64561 64563)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Rhynchotrema sp. (80005)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Kazakhstan Rhynchotrema akchokense (80181 80210 80214 80215 80217 80268 80269) Rhynchotrema sp. (80253)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Russian Federation Stegerhynchus sp. (24737)
Gedinnine416.0 - 412.3Mongolia Stegerhynchus daphne, Stegerhynchus angaciensis, Stegerhynchus nuculus (79693)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Stegerhynchus bisinuatus (81649)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) Stegerhynchus pseudolivonicus (81793 81796)
Pragian - Early/Lower Emsian410.8 - 402.5Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) Stegerhynchus pseudolivonicus (81790 81794)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Tajikistan Stegerhynchus pseudolivonicus (45831)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Tajikistan Stegerhynchus pseudolivonicus (45791)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Russian Federation (Sverdlovskaya Oblast) Stegerhynchus pseudolivonicus (81795)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Indonesia (Timor) Rhynchonella fringilla (205320)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Italy Lepidocyclinae indet. (25371 25375)