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Rhynchopora ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3252466	https://www.gbif.org/species/3252466
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	28860	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=28860

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchoporidae : Rhynchopora

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Rhynchonellida	Kuhn 1949
superfamily	Rhynchoporoidea	Muir-Wood 1955
family	Rhynchoporidae	Muir-Wood 1955
subfamily	Rhynchoporinae	Muir-Wood 1955
genus	Rhynchopora	King 1865

Scientific Name

Rhynchopora King, 1865

Name Published In

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (3) 16

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Rhynchopora	genus	belongs to Rhynchonellida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Rhynchopora	genus	belongs to Rhynchoporinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

372 - 361 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian

Last Recorded Appearance

260 - 252 Ma
Permian

Motility

stationary (based on Rhynchonellida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Rhynchonellida)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Rhynchopora abnormalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora angulatiplicata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	299 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora arctica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	323 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora australasica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Rhynchopora beecheri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhynchopora bicostata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora complanata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora culta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	299 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora depressa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora dossena ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	304 Ma Carboniferous	304 Ma Carboniferous
Rhynchopora geinitziana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		17	323 Ma Carboniferous	260 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora grandirostris ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Rhynchopora guadalupensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	272 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora hebetata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		35	279 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora illinoisensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	299 Ma Carboniferous
Rhynchopora inconstantis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	290 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora kochi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		19	269 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora lobjaensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	296 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora magna ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		32	299 Ma Carboniferous	279 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora magnicosta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	323 Ma Carboniferous	303 Ma Carboniferous
Rhynchopora matsumotoi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora molina ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		17	304 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora morini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhynchopora nikitini ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	323 Ma Carboniferous	269 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora palumbula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		19	272 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora patula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	290 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora perryensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhynchopora pinguis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhynchopora relegata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	260 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora sansabensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	354 Ma Carboniferous
Rhynchopora scorsa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	279 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora solonensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora sphenoides ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	279 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora subtrigonalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora taylori ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		32	290 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora tchernyshae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora tenera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	272 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora tenuicostata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	265 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora tripartita ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	265 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora variabilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	296 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora wynnei ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	299 Ma Carboniferous	260 Ma Permian
Rhynchopora youngii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhynchopora zaljakensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	296 Ma Permian	296 Ma Permian

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Rhynchoporina Oehlert, 1887	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchoporidae : *Rhynchoporina*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1865	Rhynchopora King
2002	Rhynchopora Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Rhynchopora Williams et al. p. 1232

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2002) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 921-1688

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (3) 16 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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