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Extinct genus of brachiopods
CaucasorhynchiaTemporal range:
247.2–201.3 Ma
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†Caucasorhynchia
Species
†Caucasorhynchia altaplecta (Bockh 1872)
†Caucasorhynchia baliana (Bittner 1895)
†Caucasorhynchia circularis Jin et al. 1979
†Caucasorhynchia elegans Siblik 1986[ 2]
†Caucasorhynchia elegans consobrina Siblik 1986
†Caucasorhynchia elegans elegans
†Caucasorhynchia kunensis Dagys 1963
†Caucasorhynchia simplexa Sun 1981
†Caucasorhynchia trigonalis Sun 1981
†Caucasorhynchia worobievi Dagys 1963
†Caucasorhynchia zhidoensis Jin et al. 1979
Caucasorhynchia is an extinct genus of brachiopods in the family Allorhynchidae . Species are known from the Triassic of Europe, Russia and the United States.
^ A. S. Dagys. 1963. Upper Triassic brachiopods of the southern USSR. pages 1-238
^ Carnian rhynchonellid brachiopods from the Slovak Karst area: Západné Karpaty. M Siblík Séria paleontologia 11, 7-34, 1986.