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Himalairhynchia ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4865732	https://www.gbif.org/species/4865732
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	28582	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=28582

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Himalairhynchia

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	d'Orbigny 1847
family	Rhynchonellidae	Gray 1848
subfamily	Ivanoviellinae	Makridin 1964
genus	Himalairhynchia	Ching & Sun 1976

Scientific Name

Himalairhynchia Ching & Sun, 1976

Name Published In

in Ching, Sun & Rong in Zhongguo Kexue Yuan, Xizang Kexue Kaochadui [Acad. Sinica. Tibetan Scient. Exped. Team], Zhumulangmafeng diqu kexue kaocha baogao 1966-1968. [A report of the scientific expedition in the Mount Lungma (Everest) region. Palaeontology

Opinions (PBDB)

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

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

222 - 216 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Last Recorded Appearance

216 - 212 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

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)

Y. G. Jin and D. L. Sun. 1976. Taxonomic names, in Mesozoic and Cenozoic brachiopods from the Mount Jolmo Lungma region. A Report of the Scientific Expedition in the Mount Jolmo Lungma Region (1966-1968) 2:271-357

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Himalairhynchia magna ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Himalairhynchia media ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Himalairhynchia multiplicata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1976	Himalairhynchia Jin and Sun p. 292
2002	Himalairhynchia Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Himalairhynchia Williams et al. p. 1292

References

Jin Y. G., Sun D. L. (1976) Taxonomic names, in Mesozoic and Cenozoic brachiopods from the Mount Jolmo Lungma region, A Report of the Scientific Expedition in the Mount Jolmo Lungma Region (1966-1968) 2, 271-357

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

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

Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - 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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