Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Alternative spelling: Pontalorhynchia
Full reference: E. F. Owen and E. P. F. Rose. 1997. Early Jurassic brachiopods from Gibraltar, and their Tethyan affinities. Palaeontology 40:497-513
Parent taxon: Tetrarhynchiinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Baeorhynchia, Belbekella, Cymatorhynchia, Daghanirhynchia, Deltarhynchia, Druganirhynchia, Echyrosia, Eoseptaliphoria, Goniorhynchia, Grandirhynchia, Korjakirhynchia, Orlovirhynchia, Pycnoria, Quadratirhynchia, Robustirhynchia, Somalirhynchia, Talexirhynchia, Tetrarhynchia, Triasorhynchia
Subtaxa: Pontaltorhynchia schopeni
Type: Rhynchonella schopeni
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Gibraltar (2 collections), Italy (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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