Rhynchonella

Rhynchonella Temporal range: 466–37 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Ordovician – Eocene
Rhynchonella species from Russia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Rhynchonellata
Order:	Rhynchonellida
Family:	Rhynchonellidae
Genus:	Rhynchonella Fischer, 1809

Rhynchonella is an extinct genus of brachiopod found in Ordovician to Eocene strata worldwide. It was a stationary epifaunal suspension feeder.^[1]

Description[]

These 1.75 to 3.75 cm long articulate brachiopods are characterized by a triangular shell with a spherical profile, powerful ribs, a curved hinge line and a small umbo. The anterior margin shows a tongue like projection.^[2]

Species[]

• † Martin 1809
• † Gemmellaro 1899
• Rhynchonella boloniensis † (d'Orbigny, 1850)
• † Gemmellaro 1899
• † Bittner 1890
• † Schellwien 1892
• † Dubar 1967
• † Chapuis & Dewalque 1853
• † Moisseiev 1932
• † Oppel 1861
• † Eichwald 1860
• † Jaboli 1959
• † McCoy 1847
• † Tokuyama 1957
• † Tschemyschew 1902
• † Quenstedt 1871
• † Chapuis & Dewalque 1853
• † Schlotheim 1813
• † Gabb 1864
• † Fischer von Waldheim 1809
• † Whiteaves 1884
• † Buvignier 1843
• † Imlay 1937
• † Bittner 1890
• † Gemmellaro 1899
• † Canavari 1880
• † Kitchin 1910
• † Kitchin 1900
• † Oppel 1861
• † Dubar 1967
• Rhynchonella pugnus † Martin
• † Bittner 1890
• † Gemmellaro 1899
• † Gemmellaro 1899
• † Schafhauti 1851
• † Dubar 1967
• † Shumard 1859
• † Rothpletz 1892
• † Gemmellaro 1899

References[]

• Frank H.T. Rodes, Herbert S. Zim en Paul R. Shaffer (1993) - Natuurgids Fossielen (het ontstaan, prepareren en rangschikken van fossielen), Zuidnederlandse Uitgeverij N.V., Aartselaar. ISBN D-1993-0001-361

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