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Tetralobula

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Tetralobulidae

Taxonomy
Tetralobula was named by Ulrich and Cooper (1936). It is the type genus of Tetralobulinae.

It was assigned to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002); to Tetralobulinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Tetralobulidae by Popov et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Tetralobula Ulrich and Cooper
2002Tetralobula Sepkoski
2002Tetralobula Williams et al. p. 937
2005Tetralobula Popov et al.

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilyPorambonitoideaDavidson 1853
familyTetralobulidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
genusTetralobulaUlrich and Cooper 1936

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.

G. †Tetralobula Ulrich and Cooper 1936
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†Tetralobula peregrina Popov et al. 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-04 12:32:48
Modified: 2009-06-04 14:32:48
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 Dolgellian to the top of the Volkhov or 490.20000 to 469.10000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian - Tremadocian497.0 - 477.1Russian Federation (Siberia) T. sp. (205378)
Dolgellian490.2 - 486.85Russian Federation (Siberia) T. sp. (39399 39401)
Mansian486.85 - 485.0Russian Federation (Siberia) T. sp. (9287 9289)
Mansian486.85 - 485.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) T. mediocostata, T. texana (131102) T. texana (131103)
Demingian486.85 - 483.4USA (Idaho) T. sp. (103812)
Demingian486.85 - 483.4USA (Virginia) T. delicatula (56651)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (Texas) T. sp. (271)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Russian Federation (Siberia) T. shorica (205623)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1USA (Virginia) T. delicatula (78881)
Canadian486.85 - 457.3USA (Maryland) T. sp. (274)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1USA (Montana) T. sp. (275)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Russian Federation (Siberia) T. sp. (9283 9290)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) T. shorica (186011)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) T. subquadrata (131104) T. syntrophopsiana (131106)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Montana) T. sp. (287)
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (JiangSu) T. sp. (7876)
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Russian Federation (Ingria) T. sp. (191663)
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Russian Federation T. peregrina (169209 169211 169217 169248 169250)
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Russian Federation (Vokhov area) T. peregrina (169219 169232)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Russian Federation T. peregrina (169220)