Leiorhynchus quadricostatus Vanux 1842 (rhynchonellid brachiopod)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Leiorhynchidae

Alternative combinations: Nudirostra quadricostata, Orthis quadricostatus

Belongs to Leiorhynchus according to F. B. Meek 1877

See also Cooper and Muir-Wood 1951 and Hall 1843

Sister taxa: Leiorhynchus (Leiorhynchus), Leiorhynchus ripheicus, Leiorhynchus rockymontana, Leiorhynchus rockymontanum, Leiorhynchus subreniformis, Rhynchonella (Leiorhynchus) laura, Rhynchonella (Leiorhynchus) nevadensis, Rhynchonella (Leiorhynchus) sinuatus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leiorhynchus quadricostatus in the database

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