Aalenirhynchia

Aalenirhynchia
Temporal range: Aalenian
Scientific classification
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Family:
Rhynchonellidae
Genus:
Rhynchonelloidea
Subgenus:
Aalenirhynchia

Shi and Grant, 1993
Species

A. subdecorata[1]
A. walkeri[2]

Aalenirhynchia is an extinct subgenus of brachiopods found in Aalenian strata in Gloucestershire, England.[1][2] It was a stationary epifaunal suspension feeder. Originally classed as a genus, it was reclassified as a subgenus of Rhynchonelloidea by Williams et al. in 2002.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Aalenirhynchia subdecorata (Davidson)". Collections Search Center. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  2. ^ a b "Aalenirhynchia walkeri (Rollier)". Collections Search Center. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  3. ^ Aalenirhynchia in the Paleobiology Database