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Tetrarhynchia (Rostrirhynchia)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae

Taxonomy
Rostrirhynchia was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Tetrarhynchia (Rostrirhynchia) by Williams et al. (2002).

It was assigned to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tetrarhynchia by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Rostrirhynchia Sepkoski
2002Tetrarhynchia (Rostrirhynchia) Williams et al. p. 1345

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyHemithiridoideaRzhonsnitskaya 1956
familyTetrarhynchiidaeAger 1965
subfamilyTetrarhynchiinaeAger 1965
genusTetrarhynchia
subgenusRostrirhynchia

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Early/Lower Pliensbachian or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Serbia and Montenegro Rostrirhynchia boeckhi (73325)