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Rhynchospirina ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4867654	https://www.gbif.org/species/4867654
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	29602	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=29602

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Rhynchospirinidae : Rhynchospirina

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	Athyridida	Boucot et al. 1964
suborder	Retziidina	Boucot et al. 1964
superfamily	Rhynchospirinoidea	Schuchert 1929
family	Rhynchospirinidae	Schuchet 1929
genus	Rhynchospirina	Schuchert & Le Vene 1929

Scientific Name

Rhynchospirina Schuchert & Le Vene, 1929

Name Published In

Amer. J. Sci., 17

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Rhynchospirina	genus	belongs to Rhynchospirinidae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2002
Rhynchospirina	genus	belongs to Spiriferida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

443 - 433 Ma
Silurian

Last Recorded Appearance

365 - 361 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Retziidina)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Retziidina)

Ecospace Comments

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

Taphonomy

major ribbing

Primary Reference (PBDB)

C. Schuchert and C. M. LeVene. 1929. New names for brachiopod homonyms. American Journal of Science, Series 5 17:119-122

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)
Rhynchospirina martinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhynchospirina maxwelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhynchospirina newcreekensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Rhynchospira Hall, 1859	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Rhynchospirinidae : *Rhynchospira*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1859	Rhynchospira Hall p. 29
1929	Rhynchospirina Schuchert and LeVene p. 121
2002	Rhynchospirina Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Rhynchospirina Williams et al. p. 1597

References

Schuchert C., LeVene C. M. (1929) New names for brachiopod homonyms, American Journal of Science, Series 5 17, 119-122

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

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

Amer. J. Sci., 17 - 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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