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Schizophoriidae

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Schizophoriidae Schuchert and Le Vene
1964Schizophoriidae Wright
1974Schizophoriidae Bassett and Cocks
1975Schizophoriidae Hints
1977Schizophoriidae Mitchell
2000Schizophoriidae Williams et al. p. 840
2005Schizophoriidae Stigall Rode p. 147

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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
superfamilyEnteletoideaWaagen 1884
familySchizophoriidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familySchizophoriidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929

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. †Schizophoriidae Schuchert and Le Vene 1929
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G. †Acosarina Cooper and Grant 1969
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Acosarina antesulcata Waterhouse 1983
Acosarina baylorensis King 1931
Acosarina circular Xu 1987
Acosarina dorashamensis Sokolskaja 1965
Acosarina dunbari Cooper and Grant 1976
Acosarina fecunda Liao 1979
Acosarina grandis Chen and Shi 2006
Acosarina incisiva Waagen 1884
Acosarina janiceps Waagen 1884
Acosarina juresanensis Tschernyschew 1902
Acosarina mesoplatys King 1931
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Invalid names: Rhipidomella leonardensis King 1931 [synonym], Rhipidomella transversa King 1931 [synonym]
Acosarina minuta Abich 1878
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Invalid names: Acosarina dorsisulcata Cooper and Grant 1969 [synonym], Acosarina kanmerai Yanagida and Nakornsri 1999 [synonym], Kotlaia capillosa Grant 1993 [synonym], Orthis indica Waagen 1884 [synonym], Sunacosarina campana Liang 1990 [synonym]
Acosarina peculiaris Girty 1931
Acosarina rectimarginata Cooper and Grant 1976
Acosarina regularis Liao 1980
Acosarina tumita Zeng et al. 1995
Invalid names: Sunacosarina Liang 1990 [synonym]
G. †Aulacophoria Schuchert and Cooper 1931
G. †Enteletoides Stuckenberg 1905
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Enteletoides redux Reed 1944
G. †Kotlaia Grant 1993
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Kotlaia aethopa Grant 1993
Kotlaia bistriata Reed 1944
Kotlaia strophiria Xu and Grant 1994
Kotlaia waterhousei Grant 1976
G. †Orthotichia Hall and Clarke 1892
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Orthotichia altilis Liang 1990
Orthotichia avushensis Sokolskaja 1965
Orthotichia derbyi Waagen 1884
Orthotichia hueconiana Girty 1929
Orthotichia irregularis Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthotichia japonica Hayasaka 1932
Orthotichia jiangxiensis Hu and Jin 1982
Orthotichia magnifica Grabau 1936
Orthotichia marmorea Waagen 1884
Orthotichia morganiana Derby 1874
Orthotichia nana Grabau 1931
Orthotichia newelli Cooper and Grant 1976
Orthotichia parva Sokolskaja 1965
Orthotichia pentamera Eichwald 1860
Orthotichia sulcata Reed 1944
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Invalid names: Orthotichia venterconvexa Liang 1990 [synonym]
Orthotichia trigona Yang 1977
G. †Schizophoria King 1850
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Orthis (Schizophoria) iowensis Hall and Clarke 1892
Subg. †Schizophoria (Schizophoria) King 1850
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Invalid names: Schizophoria (Schizophoria) meeki Fenton and Fenton 1928 [synonym]
Schizophoria (Schizophoria) magna Fenton and Fenton 1924
Schizophoria amanaensis Stainbrook 1945
Schizophoria annanaensis Stainbrook 1945
Schizophoria depressa Easton 1962
Schizophoria kintaensis Shi and Waterhouse 1991
Schizophoria lata Stainbrook 1940
Schizophoria nevadaensis Merriam 1940
Schizophoria paraprima Johnson et al. 1973
Schizophoria resupinata Martin 1809
Schizophoria striatula von Schlotheim 1813
Schizophoria striatula Girty 1900
Schizophoria sulcata Easton et al. 1958
Schizophoria supracarbonica Tschernyschew 1902
Schizophoria swallowi Weller 1914
Schizophoria tani Huang 1933
Schizophoria upensis Sarycheva and Sokolskaja 1952
Schizophoria verulamensis Cvancara 1958
Schizophoria vulvaria von Schlotheim 1820
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 Niagaran to the top of the Griesbachian or 438.00000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (1780 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Australia (Victoria) Schizophoria sp. (10191)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (California) Schizophoria striatula (229253 229257 230235)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) Schizophoria senecta (184842)
Niagaran438.0 - 421.3USA (Ohio) Schizophoria impressa (475)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Yukon) Schizophoria fragilis (23078)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Yunnan) Eoschizophoria sp. (25818) Schizophoria hesta (27796)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2China (Nei Mongol) Schizophoria sp. (25819 27903)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2USA (California) Schizophoria bisinuata (79807)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2China (Yunnan) Eoschizophoria hesta (25786 25787 25794 25821 25822 25823 25824 25825 25826 25827)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (Indiana) Schizophoria sp. (6706)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Malaysia (Pahang) Acosarina sp. (206773)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Acosarina dorashamensis (95283 95285 95287 95288 95292 95293 95297 95298 95299 95302) Acosarina minuta (60472 156817) Acosarina sp. (117503) Acosarina strophiria (50030)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) Acosarina minuta, Acosarina strophiria (50028) Kotlaia strophiria (60533 105214)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangdong) Orthotichia sp. (96803 109783)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Xizang) Acosarina minuta (203184 203186 203187 203188)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hunan) Acosarina minuta (117540 138548 138549) Orthotichia sp. (136849) Orthotichia sp., Acosarina dorashamensis (105918)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Thailand Acosarina antesulcata (42776) Acosarina kneichowensis (8145)
Changhsingian - Griesbachian254.17 - 250.5China (Zhejiang) Acosarina minuta (111652)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Chongqing) Acosarina indica (148537)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Zhejiang) Acosarina sp. (63508) Acosarina strophiria (43789) Kotlaia strophiria (105216 105220) Orthotichia sp. nov. (105217) Orthotichia sp. nov., Kotlaia strophiria (105221)