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Plagiorhyncha ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4865252	https://www.gbif.org/species/4865252
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	28790	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=28790

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : Plagiorhyncha

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	Rhynchonelloidea	Gray 1848
family	Camarotoechiidae	Schuchert and Le Vene 1929
subfamily	Camarotoechiinae	Schuchert 1929
genus	Plagiorhyncha	McLearn 1918

Scientific Name

Plagiorhyncha McLearn, 1918

Name Published In

Amer. J. Sci., (4) 45

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Plagiorhyncha	genus	belongs to Camarotoechiinae	stated without evidence	Bassett and Cocks, 1974
Plagiorhyncha	genus	belongs to Camarotoechiinae	stated with evidence	Musteikis and Modzalevskaya, 2002
Plagiorhyncha	genus	belongs to Eatoniidae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2002
Plagiorhyncha	genus	belongs to Rhynchonellida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

443 - 439 Ma
Silurian

Last Recorded Appearance

423 - 419 Ma
Paleozoic

Motility

stationary (based on Rhynchonellida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Rhynchonellida)

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).

Taphonomy

minor folds, minor ribbing

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
Atrypa depressa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Plagiorhyncha cordata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	433 Ma Silurian	431 Ma Silurian
Plagiorhyncha depressa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		15	431 Ma Silurian	426 Ma Silurian
Plagiorhyncha plastica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Spirigerina cordata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1918	Plagiorhyncha McLearn
1974	Plagiorhyncha Bassett and Cocks
2002	Plagiorhyncha Musteikis and Modzalevskaya
2002	Plagiorhyncha Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Plagiorhyncha Williams et al. p. 1102

References

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

Bassett M. G., Cocks L. R. M. (1974) A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland, Fossils and Strata 3, 1-56

Musteikis P., Modzalevskaya T. L. (2002) Some Silurian Brachiopods from Lithuania and their Palaeobiogeographical significance, Palaeontology 45 3, 595-626

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

Amer. J. Sci., (4) 45 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - 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

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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