Aalenirhynchia
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| Aalenirhynchia Temporal range: Aalenian | |
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| Subgenus: | Aalenirhynchia Shi and Grant, 1993 |
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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]