Tetrarhynchia tetrahedra Sowerby 1812 (lamp shell)

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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