Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Alternative combinations: Terebratula tetraedra, Tetrarhynchia tetraedra
Synonym: Terebratula media Sowerby 1812
Belongs to Tetrarhynchia according to Y. Alméras and P. Fauré 2000
See also Ager 1956 and Siblik 1967
Sister taxa: Tetrarhynchia (Rostrirhynchia), Tetrarhynchia dumbletonensis, Tetrarhynchia dunrobinensis, Tetrarhynchia inopinata, Tetrarhynchia jakutica, Tetrarhynchia ranina, Tetrarhynchia subconcinna, Tetrarhynchia viluensis
Type specimens:
- Tetrarhynchia tetrahedra: Its type locality is Aynho, which is in a Spinatum carbonate limestone in the United Kingdom
- Terebratula media:
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Chile (17 collections), France (2), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Slovakia (2), Spain (11), the United Kingdom (35)
Total: 68 collections each including a single occurrence
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