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Tetrabrachiophora

Taxonomy
Tetrabrachiophora was named by Eisenack (1954). It is not extant. Its type is Tetrabrachiophora natans.

It was assigned to Acritarcha by Andrews (1970).

Species
T. natans (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Tetrabrachiophora Eisenack
1970Tetrabrachiophora Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
RankNameAuthor
AcritarchaEvitt 1963
genusTetrabrachiophoraEisenack 1954

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. †Tetrabrachiophora Eisenack 1954
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Tetrabrachiophora natans Eisenack 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: marineuc
Diet: "photoautotroph"uc
Created: 2026-03-25 11:23:14
Modified: 2026-03-25 11:23:14
Source: uc = unranked clade
Reference: Shu et al. 2025
Collections
No collection or age range data are available