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Tetraphalerella costellata

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy
Strophomena costellata was named by Cooper (1956).

It was recombined as Tetraphalerella costellata by Pope (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Strophomena costellata Cooper pp. 933-934 figs. pl. 255, A, figs. 1-19
1982Tetraphalerella costellata Pope pp. L22 - L23 figs. Plate 4, figures 2-6; plate 6, figures 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
subfamilyStrophomeninaeKing 1846
genusTetraphalerellaWang 1949
speciescostellata(Cooper 1956)

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. K. Pope 1982Shells small; outline semicircular, widest at hingeline, slightly alate; convexity low. Posterior region of dorsal valve with a shallow short sulcus; posterior region of ventral valve with a low short fold. Pseudodeltidium arched, slightly carinate. Parvicostellae very fine, very uniform.