Rhynchospira globosa is a Paleozoic articulate brachiopod of the Athyridida. It was discovered in 1857 by James Hall.[1]

Rhynchospira globosa
Temporal range: Early Devonian
Scientific classification
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Rhynchospira
Species:
R. globosa
Binomial name
Rhynchospira globsa

Fossils of Rhynchospira globosa can be found in North America, particularly in locations such as the Keyser Limestone, Kenneth Limestone (Indiana), New York (particularly New Scotland, Coeymans, and Becraft), and Quebec.[2][3][4] In the Keyser Limestone, Rhynchospira globosa is commonly found within the Camarotoechia? lamellata subzone.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Rhynchospira globosa; YPM IP 158298; North America; Canada; Quebec; Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine; Gaves Beach, about 1 mi N of Grande Greve; 1905-08-15". collections.peabody.yale.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  2. ^ a b Reeside Jr., John (1917). "The Helderberg limestone of central Pennsylvania" (PDF).
  3. ^ Butts, Charles (1940). "Geology of the Appalachian Valley in Virginia" (PDF).
  4. ^ Cumings, E. R. Lists of species from the New Corydon, Kokomo and Kenneth formations of Indiana, and from reefs in the Mississinewa and Liston Creek formations. Indiana Academy of Science.