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Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Taxonomy
Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) was named by Rong and Yang (1980) [Sepokoski: S (Ludl-u)-D (Sieg)? Ref# 881]. Its type is Schizophoria hesta.

It was reranked as Eoschizophoria by Williams et al. (2000), Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Schizophoriidae by Williams et al. (2000); to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Schizophoria by Stigall Rode (2005).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Schizophoria allani, Schizophoria altirostris, Schizophoria antiqua, Schizophoria athabascensis, Schizophoria athabaskensis, Schizophoria athabaskensis, Schizophoria athabaskensis, Schizophoria athabaskiensis, Schizophoria austalis, Schizophoria bicissa, Schizophoria bisinuata, Schizophoria bistriata, Schizophoria bistriata, Schizophoria blankenheimensis, Schizophoria blankenheimsensis, Schizophoria compacta, Schizophoria connivens, Schizophoria connivens, Schizophoria dorsata, Schizophoria excellens, Schizophoria fascicostella, Schizophoria fecunda, Schizophoria ferronensis, Schizophoria floydensis, Schizophoria floydensis, Schizophoria floydia, Schizophoria fossula, Schizophoria fossula, Schizophoria gibbera, Schizophoria gigantea, Schizophoria hortonensis, Schizophoria imbricata, Schizophoria ivanovi, Schizophoria keyserlingiana, Schizophoria landoni, Schizophoria latisulcata, Schizophoria laudoni, Schizophoria laudoni, Schizophoria lianghetangensis, Schizophoria linguata, Schizophoria macfarlanei, Schizophoria macfarlani, Schizophoria mayesensis, Schizophoria mcfarlanei, Schizophoria mesacarina, Schizophoria mesoloba, Schizophoria minor, Schizophoria mulistriata, Schizophoria multistriata, Schizophoria multistriata, Schizophoria nevadensis, Schizophoria nuda, Schizophoria palliata, Schizophoria postriatula, Schizophoria praecursor, Schizophoria propinqua, Schizophoria protonevadensis, Schizophoria resupinata, Schizophoria resupinoides, Schizophoria rotundata, Schizophoria runegatensis, Schizophoria schnuri, Schizophoria schnuri, Schizophoria schnuri, Schizophoria senecta, Schizophoria shubarica, Schizophoria similis, Schizophoria simpsoni, Schizophoria striatula, Schizophoria striatula, Schizophoria striatula, Schizophoria strophodonta, Schizophoria subelliptica, Schizophoria texana, Schizophoria timanica, Schizophoria tioga, Schizophoria traversensis, Schizophoria tulliensis, Schizophoria tulliensis, Schizophoria uchtensis, Schizophoria warreni, Schizophoria with, Schizophoria zephyrina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) Rong and Yang p. 286
2000Eoschizophoria Williams et al. p. 843
2002Eoschizophoria Sepkoski
2005Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) Stigall Rode p. 148

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familySchizophoriidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
genusSchizophoria
subgenusEoschizophoria

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. †Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria) Rong and Yang 1980
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. L. Stigall Rode 2005Small, biconvex to dorsibiconvex valves; long, thin median ridge bisecting and extending through ventral muscle scar; dorsal interior with delicate cardinalia and narrowly divergent brachiophores (Rong & Yang 1980; Harper 2000).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 09:24:26
Modified: 2009-06-04 11:24:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Siegen or 426.70000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7China (Yunnan) Eoschizophoria sp. (25818) Schizophoria hesta (27796)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62China (Yunnan) Eoschizophoria hesta (25786 25787 25794 25821 25822 25823 25824 25825 25826 25827)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Nevada) Schizophoria parafragilis (164824)
Siegen413.02 - 410.62USA (Nevada) Schizophoria parafragilis (164726 164730)