Rhynchonella

Rhynchonella is an extinct genus of brachiopod found in Ordovician to Eocene strata worldwide. It was a stationary epifaunal suspension feeder.[1]

Rhynchonella
Temporal range: 466–37 Ma Ordovician Eocene
Rhynchonella species from Russia
Scientific classification
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Rhynchonellidae
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Rhynchonella

Fischer, 1809

Description

These 1.75 to 3.75 cm long articulate brachiopods are characterized by a triangular shell with a spherical profile, powerful ribs, a curved hinge line and a small umbo. The anterior margin shows a tongue like projection.[2]

Species

  • Rhynchonella acuminataMartin 1809
  • Rhynchonella adrianensisGemmellaro 1899
  • Rhynchonella boloniensis(d'Orbigny, 1850)
  • Rhynchonella carapezzaeGemmellaro 1899
  • Rhynchonella carinthiacaBittner 1890
  • Rhynchonella confinensisSchellwien 1892
  • Rhynchonella djeffaraeDubar 1967
  • Rhynchonella edwardsiChapuis & Dewalque 1853
  • Rhynchonella eskiordensisMoisseiev 1932
  • Rhynchonella fraasiOppel 1861
  • Rhynchonella granulumEichwald 1860
  • Rhynchonella inflataJaboli 1959
  • Rhynchonella jukesiMcCoy 1847
  • Rhynchonella kochigataniensisTokuyama 1957
  • Rhynchonella krotoviTschemyschew 1902
  • Rhynchonella lacunaQuenstedt 1871
  • Rhynchonella langletiChapuis & Dewalque 1853
  • Rhynchonella limbataSchlotheim 1813
  • Rhynchonella lingulataGabb 1864
  • Rhynchonella loxiaFischer von Waldheim 1809
  • Rhynchonella maudensisWhiteaves 1884
  • Rhynchonella minutaBuvignier 1843
  • Rhynchonella miquihuanensisImlay 1937
  • Rhynchonella misellaBittner 1890
  • Rhynchonella negriiGemmellaro 1899
  • Rhynchonella paoliiCanavari 1880
  • Rhynchonella paucicostaKitchin 1910
  • Rhynchonella pauciplicataKitchin 1900
  • Rhynchonella pronaOppel 1861
  • Rhynchonella pseudoazaisiDubar 1967
  • Rhynchonella pugnusMartin
  • Rhynchonella pupulaBittner 1890
  • Rhynchonella salinasiGemmellaro 1899
  • Rhynchonella sosiensisGemmellaro 1899
  • Rhynchonella subrimosaSchafhauti 1851
  • Rhynchonella tazerdunensisDubar 1967
  • Rhynchonella texanusShumard 1859
  • Rhynchonella wichmanniRothpletz 1892
  • Rhynchonella witheiGemmellaro 1899

References

  • Frank H.T. Rodes, Herbert S. Zim en Paul R. Shaffer (1993) - Natuurgids Fossielen (het ontstaan, prepareren en rangschikken van fossielen), Zuidnederlandse Uitgeverij N.V., Aartselaar. ISBN D-1993-0001-361


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