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Leiorhynchus ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : Leiorhynchus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Leiorhynchus Hall, 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 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) | 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 |
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Leiorhynchus (Leiorhynchus) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
Leiorhynchus castanea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leiorhynchus hecate species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leiorhynchus holyplerum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leiorhynchus jasperense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leiorhynchus jeffersonense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leiorhynchus miriam ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Leiorhynchus ripheicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
Leiorhynchus robustus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leiorhynchus rockymontana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Leiorhynchus rockymontanum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
Leiorhynchus scelesta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leiorhynchus sphaericum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leiorhynchus utahensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Leiorhynchus walcotti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Nudirostra | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Leiorhynchidae : Nudirostra |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1860 | Leiorhynchus Hall |
2002 | Leiorhynchus Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Leiorhynchus Williams et al. p. 1133 |
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!