Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) Rong and Yang 1980 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Alternative spelling: Eoschizophoria

Full reference: J. -Y. Rong and X. -C. Yang. 1980. Brachiopods from the Miaokao Formation (Upper Silurian) of Qujing, Eastern Yunnan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 19:263-288

Parent taxon: Schizophoria according to A. L. Stigall Rode 2005

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Orthis (Schizophoria) iowensis, Orthis (Schizophoria) subquadrata, Schizophoria (Rhenoschizophoria), Schizophoria (Schizophoria), Schizophoria amanaensis, Schizophoria annanaensis, Schizophoria chouteauensis, Schizophoria depressa, Schizophoria fragilis, Schizophoria kintaensis, Schizophoria kutsingensis, Schizophoria lata, Schizophoria nevadaensis, Schizophoria paraprima, Schizophoria parenteletiformis, Schizophoria peculiaris, Schizophoria poststriatula, Schizophoria resupinata, Schizophoria rhomboidalis, Schizophoria striatula, Schizophoria striatula, Schizophoria sulcata, Schizophoria supracarbonica, Schizophoria swallowi, Schizophoria tani, Schizophoria upensis, Schizophoria verulamensis, Schizophoria vulvaria

Subtaxa: Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) hesta Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) oriskania Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) parafragilis Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) paraprima

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Type: Schizophoria hesta

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of United States (3: Nevada collections)

• Silurian of China (12)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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