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Rhysostrophia

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Tetralobulidae

Taxonomy
Rhysostrophia is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Syntrophopsinae by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Rhysostrophia Sepkoski
2002Rhysostrophia Williams et al. p. 939

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilyPorambonitoideaDavidson 1853
familyTetralobulidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
subfamilySyntrophopsinaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusRhysostrophia

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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Rhysostrophia nevadensis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Rhysostrophia occidentalis Ulrich and Cooper 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 20:02:32
Modified: 2009-06-11 22:02:32
Source: f = family, 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 Darriwilian to the top of the Hirnantian or 467.30000 to 443.40000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (California) R. occidentalis (425 226921) R. occidentalis, R. nevadensis (226919 226920)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) R. occidentalis (104444 104455) R. occidentalis, R. nevadensis (88946) R. sp. (104370 104446)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (California) R. nevadensis (104318) R. occidentalis (119484) R. sp. (119488) R. sp., R. occidentalis (104319)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (Newfoundland) R. sp. (185947)
Cautleyan - Hirnantian449.2 - 443.4China (Yunnan) R. sp. (7257)