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Cenorhynchia ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4865510	https://www.gbif.org/species/4865510
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	28446	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=28446

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Wellerellidae : Cenorhynchia

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	Wellerelloidea	Licharew 1956
family	Wellerellidae	Licharew 1956
subfamily	Wellerellinae	Licharew 1956
genus	Cenorhynchia	Cooper & Grant 1976

Scientific Name

Cenorhynchia Cooper & Grant, 1976

Name Published In

Smithson. Contr. Paleobiol. No. 21:

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Cenorhynchia	genus	belongs to Wellerellinae	stated with evidence	Tazawa and Shen, 1997
Cenorhynchia	genus	belongs to Rhynchonellida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Cenorhynchia	genus	belongs to Wellerellinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

315 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous

Last Recorded Appearance

265 - 260 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)

G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1976. Permian Brachiopods from West Texas, IV. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 21:1923-2607

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Cenorhynchia atmeta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	9	279 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Cenorhynchia camerata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Cenorhynchia fracida ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	272 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Cenorhynchia hebata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	10	304 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Cenorhynchia mitigata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	17	279 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Cenorhynchia nasuta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	272 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Cenorhynchia parvula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	10	279 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Cenorhynchia pentagonalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Cenorhynchia saginata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	15	296 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Cenorhynchia transversa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Cenorhynchia triangulata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Cenorhynchia unicostata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Cenorhynchia ventricosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1976	Cenorhynchia Cooper and Grant p. 1986
1997	Cenorhynchia Tazawa and Shen
2002	Cenorhynchia Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Cenorhynchia Williams et al. p. 1258

References

Cooper G. A., Grant R. E. (1976) Permian Brachiopods from West Texas, IV, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 21, 1923-2607

Tazawa J., Shen S. Z. (1997) Middle Permian brachiopods from Hiyomo, Mino Belt, central Japan: their provincial relationships with North America, Science Reports, Niigata University, Series E 12, 1-17

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

Smithson. Contr. Paleobiol. No. 21: - 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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