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Stegerhynchus ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4865986	https://www.gbif.org/species/4865986
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	28932	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=28932

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Stegerhynchus

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	Rhynchotrematoidea	Schuchert 1913
family	Rhynchotrematidae	Schuchert 1913
subfamily	Rhynchotrematinae	Schuchert 1913
genus	Stegerhynchus	Foerste 1909

Scientific Name

Stegerhynchus Foerste, 1909

Name Published In

Bull. Denison Univ., J. Sci. Lab., 14

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Stegerhynchus	genus	belongs to Rhynchotrematidae	stated with evidence	Rubel and Rozman, 1977
Stegerhynchus	genus	belongs to Rhynchotrematidae	stated without evidence	Villas and Cocks, 1996
Stegerhynchus	genus	belongs to Rhynchotrematidae	stated with evidence	Jin and Chatterton, 1997
Stegerhynchus	genus	belongs to Rhynchonellida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Stegerhynchus	genus	belongs to Rhynchotrematinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

456 - 444 Ma
Paleozoic

Last Recorded Appearance

408 - 392 Ma
Devonian

Motility

stationary, attached, epibiont

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder

Ecospace Comments

LIFE HISTORY: Attached, epifaunal suspension feeder, attached to algae or shells (McKerrow, 1979). BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2002).

Taphonomy

minor folds, major ribbing

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
Camarotoechia pseudobidentatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stegerhynchus antiqua ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Stegerhynchus borealis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		21	441 Ma Silurian	423 Ma Silurian
Stegerhynchus claritense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stegerhynchus concinna ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	439 Ma Silurian
Stegerhynchus diodontus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		15	433 Ma Silurian	423 Ma Silurian
Stegerhynchus eoborealis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Stegerhynchus estonicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	439 Ma Silurian	428 Ma Silurian
Stegerhynchus peneborealis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	441 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Stegerhynchus praecursor ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	441 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Stegerhynchus pseudobidentatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	423 Ma Silurian	423 Ma Silurian
Stegerhynchus pusillum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		64	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Stegerhynchus vicina ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	439 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Terebratula diodonta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1909	Stegerhynchus Foerste
1977	Stegerhynchus Rubel and Rozman
1983	Stegerhynchops Amsden p. 37
1996	Stegerhynchus Villas and Cocks p. 582
1997	Stegerhynchus Jin and Chatterton
2002	Stegerhynchops Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Stegerhynchus Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Tungussotoechia Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Stegerhynchus Williams et al. p. 1049

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Rubel M., Rozman H. (1977) New Species of Silurian Rhynchonelloid Species of Estonia, Academy of Sciences of the Estonian S. S. R. Institute of Geology : Facies and Fauna of the Baltic Silurian, 213-239

Amsden T. W. (1983) The Late Ordovician brachiopod genera Lepidocyclus and Hiscobeccus, Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 132, 36-44

Villas E., Cocks L. R. M. (1996) The first early Silurian brachiopod fauna from the Iberian Peninsula, Journal of Paleontology 70 4, 571-588

Jin J., Chatterton B. D. E. (1997) Latest Ordovician-Silurian articulate brachiopods and biostratigraphy of the Avalanche Lake area, southwestern District of Mackenzie, Canada, Palaeontographica Canadiana 13, 1-62

Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2002) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 921-1688

Bull. Denison Univ., J. Sci. Lab., 14 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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. 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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