Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
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, Pontaltorhynchia, Pycnoria, Quadratirhynchia, Robustirhynchia, Talexirhynchia, Tetrarhynchia, Triasorhynchia
Subtaxa: Somalirhynchia africana Somalirhynchia arabica Somalirhynchia bihendulensis Somalirhynchia bihenensis Somalirhynchia jordanica Somalirhynchia moeschi Somalirhynchia prearabica Somalirhynchia smelliei Somalirhynchia somalica Somalirhynchia stefaninii Somalirhynchia sutherlandi Somalirhynchia tumida
Type: Somalirhynchia africana
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Egypt (2 collections), Eritrea (4), Ethiopia (26), France (9), India (3), Israel (3), Kenya (5), Saudi Arabia (26), Somalia (16), Switzerland (1), Tunisia (17), the United Kingdom (3), Yemen (20)
Total: 135 collections including 199 occurrences
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