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Mystrophora

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Mystrophoridae

Taxonomy
Mystrophora is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Mystrophoridae.

It was assigned to Mystrophoridae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Mystrophora Williams et al. p. 809
2002Mystrophora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderDalmanellidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyDalmanelloideaSchuchert 1913
familyMystrophoridaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusMystrophora

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.

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Mystrophora areola Quenstedt 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:11:06
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:18:14
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 413.02000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian - Zlichovian419.62 - 393.47Canada (Yukon) M. sp. (603)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Canada (Northwest Territories) M. sp. (75582)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (New South Wales) M. garraensis (25695)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Canada (Yukon Territory) M. arctica (26658)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Yukon) M. arctica (81647)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Canada (Yukon Territory) M. arctica (26659)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia M. sp. (235317)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Myanmar M. areola (25737) M. sp. (64813)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Belgium M. sp. (235154)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) M. sp. (82561)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Germany (Sauerland) M. aureola (235126)