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Mystrophoridae

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Mystrophoridae

Taxonomy
Mystrophoridae was named by Schuchert and Cooper (1931). Its type is Mystrophora.

It was assigned to Dalmanelloidea by Williams et al. (2000).

Subtaxa
Biernatium, Mystrophora (type genus), Planicardinia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Mystrophoridae Schuchert and Cooper
2000Mystrophoridae Williams et al. p. 808

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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
familyMystrophoridaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931

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.

Fm. †Mystrophoridae Schuchert and Cooper 1931
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.20000 to 380.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (New South Wales) Planicardinia carroli (24900)
Lochkovian - Zlichovian419.2 - 391.9Canada (Yukon) Mystrophora sp. (603)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (New South Wales) Mystrophora garraensis (25695)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Mystrophora sp. (75582)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Canada (Yukon Territory) Mystrophora arctica (26658)
Zlichovian409.1 - 391.9Canada (Yukon) Mystrophora arctica (81647)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Canada (Yukon Territory) Mystrophora arctica (26659)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Poland Biernatium fallax (231675 231677)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Myanmar Mystrophora areola (25737) Mystrophora sp. (64813)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Mystrophora sp. (82561)