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Kallirhynchia ✝
Description | Kallirhynchia is an extinct genus of brachiopods found in Jurassic strata in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, India and Uzbekistan. It was a stationary epifaunal suspension feeder. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallirhynchia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Kallirhynchia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scientific Name | Kallirhynchia Buckman, 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Pal. Indica, 3 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 183 - 174 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 152 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | Attached (attached to shells), epifaunal, suspension-feeder (McKerrow, 1979). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. S. Buckman. 1917. The Brachiopoda of the Namyau Beds, Northern Shan States, Burma. Palaeontologia Indica 3(2):1-254 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallirhynchia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Kallirhynchia anglica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia arabica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia concinna ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 33 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia dispar ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia distendens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia fornix ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia indentata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia morierei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia multicosta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia multicostata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia myrina ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia namtuensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia nudata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia obesa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia oranensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia orbicularis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia orthidioides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia phylarchus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia robusta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Kallirhynchia subplicatella ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia valliculae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Kallirhynchia whiteavesi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Kallirhynchia yaxleyensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1917 | Kallirhynchia Buckman p. 31 |
2002 | Kallirhynchia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Kallirhynchia Williams et al. p. 1358 |
2005 | Kallirhynchia Atrops and Alméras p. 579 |
References
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!