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Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Hebetoechiidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula wilsoni was named by de Sowerby (1816). It is the type species of Sphaerirhynchia.

It was recombined as Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni by Cooper and Muir-Wood (1951) and Bassett and Cocks (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. bellensis, S. davidsoni, S. dumanovi, S. sphaeroidalis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Anomia lacunosa Linnaeus
1951Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni Cooper and Muir-Wood
1974Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni Bassett and Cocks

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyUncinuloideaRzonsnitskaya 1956
familyHebetoechiidaeHavlicek 1960
subfamilySphaerirhynchiinaeSavage 1996
genusSphaerirhynchiaCooper and Muir-Wood 1951
specieswilsoni(de Sowerby 1816)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni de Sowerby 1816
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Invalid names: Anomia lacunosa Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 13:46:27
Modified: 2009-06-04 15:46:27
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Elton or 433.40000 to 421.30000 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jaani433.6 - 431.3Lithuania Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (192581 192582)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (77533)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (13592 13594 13597)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Ireland Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (501)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (79881)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Lithuania Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (13756)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (13599 13673)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (23216 23218 23284 23285 23291)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (Wales) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (23287)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Lithuania Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (192561)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (13530 13602)
Homerian - Jaagarahu430.5 - 422.9Lithuania Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (192583)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (13603)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Lithuania Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (192995)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6United Kingdom (England) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (480 23145 23149 23152 23156 23159 23161 23164 23178 23181 23204 23208 23209 23210 23211 23213 49643)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6United Kingdom (Wales) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (23169 23176)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0Lithuania Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (192996)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (479 49657)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Lithuania Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (13753 195446)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Belarus Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (23658)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Wales) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (74670 74671)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Ukraine Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (23356 23376)
Ludlow - Elton427.4 - 421.3United Kingdom (Wales) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (74760)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Ukraine Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (23358 23427)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (13532 13616 65048)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Ukraine Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (13872)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (8320 23109 23110 23112 23184 23185)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Poland Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (23040)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Latvia Sphaerirhynchia wilsoni (207252)