Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Hall (1858) did not choose a holotype specimen and a lectotype has not been subsequently designated. AMNH 32847, a complete dorsal valve limestone matrix is chosen by Stigall-Rode as the lectotype. This specimen was previously figured in Hall’s (1858) original description of the species.
Alternative combination: Schizophoria swallovi
Full reference: S. Weller. 1914. The Mississippian Brachiopoda of the Mississippian Valley Basin. 1:1-508
Belongs to Schizophoria according to B. S. Butler et al. 1920
See also Butts 2007, Hall 1858, Hall and Clarke 1892, Keyes 1894, Shimer and Shrock 1944, Stigall Rode 2005 and Weller 1914
Sister taxa: Orthis (Schizophoria) iowensis, Orthis (Schizophoria) subquadrata, Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria), Schizophoria (Rhenoschizophoria), Schizophoria (Schizophoria), Schizophoria amanaensis, Schizophoria annanaensis, Schizophoria chouteauensis, Schizophoria depressa, Schizophoria kintaensis, Schizophoria kutsingensis, Schizophoria lata, Schizophoria nevadaensis, Schizophoria paraprima, Schizophoria parenteletiformis, Schizophoria poststriatula, Schizophoria resupinata, Schizophoria rhomboidalis, Schizophoria striatula, Schizophoria striatula, Schizophoria sulcata, Schizophoria supracarbonica, Schizophoria tani, Schizophoria upensis, Schizophoria verulamensis, Schizophoria vulvaria
Type specimen: AMNH 32847, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (4: Alaska, Utah collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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