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Tetrarhynchiidae

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae

Taxonomy

Tetrarhynchiidae was named by Ager (1965).

It was assigned to Hemithiridoidea by Williams et al. (2002); and to Rhynchonellida by Gradinaru et al. (2006).

Subtaxa

Cretirhynchiinae, Gibbirhynchiinae, Isjuminellinae, Kallirhynchiinae, Multicorhynchia, Tetrarhynchiinae, Viarhynchiinae

Synonyms

Triasorhynchiidae was named by Xu and Liu (1983). Its type is Triasorhynchia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tetrarhynchiidae by Guo and Chen (2022).

It was assigned to Hemithiridoidea by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1965	Tetrarhynchiidae Ager
1983	Triasorhynchiidae Xu and Liu p. 90
2002	Tetrarhynchiidae Williams et al. p. 1344
2002	Triasorhynchiidae Williams et al. p. 1344
2006	Tetrarhynchiidae Gradinaru et al. p. 74

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Rhynchonellida	Kuhn 1949
superfamily	Hemithiridoidea	Rzhonsnitskaya 1956
family	Tetrarhynchiidae	Ager 1965
family	Tetrarhynchiidae	Ager 1965

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. †Tetrarhynchiidae Ager 1965

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Subfm. †Cretirhynchiinae Katz 1974

G. †Bohemirhynchia

G. †Burrirhynchia Owen 1962

†Burrirhynchia angustisinuata Smirnova 2012

†Burrirhynchia devoniana Owen 1988

†Burrirhynchia latimarginata Smirnova 2012

†Burrirhynchia oweni Smirnova 2012

†Burrirhynchia polygona d'Orbigny 1847

†Burrirhynchia sigma Schloenbach 1867

†Burrirhynchia subgrasiana Smirnova 2012

†Burrirhynchia tripartita Pictet 1872

G. †Cretirhynchia Pettitt 1950

Subg. †Cretirhynchia (Cretirhynchia) Pettitt 1950

†Cretirhynchia (Cretirhynchia) norvicensis Pettitt 1950

†Cretirhynchia (Cretirhynchia) retracta Roemer 1841

Invalid names: Cretirhynchia triminghamensis Pettitt 1950 [synonym]

Subg. †Cretirhynchia (Harmignirhynchia) Simon and Owen 2001

†Cretirhynchia (Harmignirhynchia) intermedia Pettitt 1950

†Cretirhynchia (Harmignirhynchia) obourgensis Simon and Owen 2001

Subg. †Cretirhynchia (Lewesirhynchia) Simon and Owen 2001

†Cretirhynchia (Lewesirhynchia) exsculpta Pettitt 1950

†Cretirhynchia (Lewesirhynchia) octoplicata Sowerby 1816

†Cretirhynchia (Lewesirhynchia) protoexsculpta Simon and Owen 2001

†Cretirhynchia lenticularis Pettitt 1950

†Cretirhynchia minor Pettitt 1950

†Cretirhynchia plicatilis Sowerby 1816

†Cretirhynchia subplicata Mantell 1822

G. †Kudrjavzevina Smirnova 2012

†Kudrjavzevina fragilis Smirnova 2012

†Kudrjavzevina regularis Smirnova 2012

†Kudrjavzevina ulluchaensis Smirnova 2012

G. †Sillakkudirhynchia Radulović et al. 2015

†Sillakkudirhynchia plicatiloides Stoliczka 1872

†Sillakkudirhynchia sahnii Radulović and Ramamoorthy 1992

Subfm. †Gibbirhynchiinae Williams et al. 2002

G. †Amydroptychus Cooper 1989

†Amydroptychus formosus Cooper 1989

†Amydroptychus markowitzi Feldman et al. 2012

G. †Burmirhynchia Buckman 1917

Subg. †Burmirhynchia (Burmirhynchia) Buckman 1918

†Burmirhynchia (Burmirhynchia) gutta Buckman 1917

Invalid names: Burmirhynchia dattai Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia globulus Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia guttula Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia pyriformis Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia regularis Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia seengensis Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia senilis Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia subglobosa Buckman 1918 [synonym]

Subg. †Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia) Shi and Grant 1993

†Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia) elegantula Deslongchamps 1863

†Burmirhynchia elegantula burgundiae Laurin 1984

Invalid names: Burmirhynchia concinnoides d'Orbigny 1850 [synonym]

†Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia) hopkinsi Davidson 1852

Invalid names: Burmirhynchia calculosa Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia restitula Buckman 1918 [synonym], Burmirhynchia restituta Buckman 1917 [synonym]

†Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia) latiscensis Laurin 1974

†Burmirhynchia (Hopkinsirhynchia) oxoniensis Buckman 1917

Invalid names: Burmirhynchia ornithea Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia patula Buckman 1917 [synonym]

†Burmirhynchia elegantula elegantula Laurin 1984

†Burmirhynchia altilis Jin et al. 1979

†Burmirhynchia angustata Cooper 1989

†Burmirhynchia asiatica Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia athiensis Rouselle 1965

Invalid names: Eurysites transversus Cooper 1989 [synonym]

†Burmirhynchia bawgyoensis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia bicostata Cooper 1989

†Burmirhynchia cavagnarii Diaz-Romero 1931

†Burmirhynchia costata Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia cuneata Cooper 1989

†Burmirhynchia cuneata Jin et al. 1979

†Burmirhynchia decorticata Cooper 1989

†Burmirhynchia depressa Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia dromio Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia elegans Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia elliptica Laurin 1984

†Burmirhynchia flabilis Jin et al. 1979

†Burmirhynchia fluminalis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia hpalaiensis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia hsenwiensis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia hsipawensis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia icaunensis Laurin 1984

†Burmirhynchia inaequalis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia irregularis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia jirbaensis Muir-Wood 1935

†Burmirhynchia lenglawngensis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia lobata Jin et al. 1979

†Burmirhynchia longa Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia luchiangensis Reed 1927

†Burmirhynchia magna Cooper 1989

Invalid names: Gibbirhynchia costata Cooper 1989 [synonym], Gibbirhynchia pulcher Cooper 1989 [synonym], Gibbirhynchia rotundata Cooper 1989 [synonym], Gibbirhynchia subcircularis Cooper 1989 [synonym]

†Burmirhynchia moulani Alméras 1987

Invalid names: Conarosia angustata Cooper 1989 [synonym], Conarosia concinna Cooper 1989 [synonym], Conarosia matutina Cooper 1989 [synonym], Conarosia medialis Cooper 1989 [synonym], Conarosia ovata Cooper 1989 [synonym], Conarosia rotundata Cooper 1989 [synonym], Conarosia sphenoidea Cooper 1989 [synonym]

†Burmirhynchia multiplicata Laurin 1984

†Burmirhynchia nahsaiensis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia nammaensis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia namyauensis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia nierongensis Jin et al. 1979

†Burmirhynchia nyainrongensis Jin et al. 1979

†Burmirhynchia obesa Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia orientalis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia ovalis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia pangwolengensis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia parva Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia pilgrimi Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia pinguis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia proteiformis Laurin 1984

Invalid names: Rhynchonella gallica Rollier 1917 [synonym], Rhynchonella quadratoides Rollier 1917 [synonym], Terebratula varians quadra Quenstedt 1868 [synonym]

†Burmirhynchia quadricristata Rollier 1917

Invalid names: Rhynchonella fornax Rollier 1917 [synonym], Rhynchonella fornicata Rollier 1917 [synonym], Rhynchonella hautquintiana Rollier 1917 [synonym], Rhynchonella quinquecristata Rollier 1917 [synonym]

†Burmirhynchia quinquiplicata Jin et al. 1979

†Burmirhynchia rostrata Cooper 1989

†Burmirhynchia rotunda Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia semiglobosa Sandberger 1864

†Burmirhynchia shanensis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia subcostata Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia subnasuta Cooper 1989

†Burmirhynchia subovalis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia subtrigonalis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia termierae Rousselle 1965

†Burmirhynchia termierae athiensis Rousselle 1965

†Burmirhynchia termierae preathiensis Rousselle 1965

Invalid names: Globirhynchia concinna Cooper 1989 [synonym], Globirhynchia crassa Cooper 1989 [synonym], Globirhynchia dubia Cooper 1989 [synonym], Globirhynchia triangulata Cooper 1989 [synonym]

†Burmirhynchia thierachensis Fischer 1969

†Burmirhynchia touchei Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia transversalis Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia trilobata Jin et al. 1979

†Burmirhynchia turgida Buckman 1917

†Burmirhynchia turgida latifrons Laurin 1984

†Burmirhynchia turgida turgida Laurin 1984

†Burmirhynchia versabilis Kitchin 1910

†Burmirhynchia weiri Diaz-Romero 1931

Invalid names: Conarosia Cooper 1989 [synonym], Terebratula varians morieri Quenstedt 1868 [synonym]

G. †Colpotoria Cooper 1989

†Colpotoria nazeri Alméras 1987

Invalid names: Colpotoria magna Cooper 1989 [synonym], Colpotoria plicatilis Cooper 1989 [synonym]

G. †Gibbirhynchia Buckman 1917

†Gibbirhynchia ageri Rousselle and Bisch 1967

†Gibbirhynchia amalthei Quenstedt 1852

Invalid names: Rhynchonella dysonymus Seebach 1864 [synonym]

†Gibbirhynchia cantabrica García Joral and Goy 2009

†Gibbirhynchia curviceps Quenstedt 1852

Invalid names: Rhynchonella correcta Di Stefano 1886 [synonym]

†Gibbirhynchia gibbosa Buckman 1917

†Gibbirhynchia liasica Reynes 1868

†Gibbirhynchia lua Di Stefano 1887

†Gibbirhynchia micra Ager 1954

†Gibbirhynchia muirwoodae Ager 1954

†Gibbirhynchia mundula Cooper 1989

†Gibbirhynchia northamptonensis Davidson 1878

†Gibbirhynchia orsinii Gemmellaro 1874

†Gibbirhynchia reyi Alméras and Fauré 2000

†Gibbirhynchia sordellii Parona 1880

†Gibbirhynchia thorncombiensis Buckman 1922

†Gibbirhynchia tiltonensis Ager 1954

†Gibbirhynchia tounatensis Rousselle and Bisch 1967

†Gibbirhynchia urkutica Bockh 1874

G. †Nastosia Cooper 1989

†Nastosia coangustata Cooper 1989

†Nastosia convexa Cooper 1989

G. †Schizoria Cooper 1989

†Schizoria costellata Cooper 1989

†Schizoria dividicostata Cooper 1989

†Schizoria elongata Cooper 1989

†Schizoria intercalata Cooper 1989

†Schizoria intermedia Cooper 1989

†Schizoria rotundata Cooper 1989

†Schizoria secta Cooper 1989

Subfm. †Isjuminellinae Williams et al. 2002

G. †Costirhynchia Buckman 1917

†Costirhynchia costigera Buckman 1917

G. †Isjuminella Makridin 1955

†Burmirhynchia decorata kiliani Dardeau and Laurin 1982

†Isjuminella decorata Schlotheim 1820

†Burmirhynchia decorata decorata Laurin 1984

Invalid names: Rhynchonella tricristata Rollier 1917 [synonym], Terebratula decorata rucipalcis Quenstedt 1868 [synonym]

Invalid names: Sardorhynchia [synonym]

G. †Mosquella

†Mosquella oxyoptycha Fischer von Waldheim 1843

G. †Russirhynchia Buckman 1917

†Russirhynchia duplicata Hall 1843

†Russirhynchia fischeri Rouillier 1846

†Russirhynchia fischeri fischeri Makridin 1964

†Russirhynchia rosanovi Makridin 1964

Subfm. †Kallirhynchiinae Williams et al. 2002

G. †Kallirhynchia Buckman 1917

†Kallirhynchia anglica Buckman 1917

Invalid names: Kallirhynchia constricta Buckman 1917 [synonym], Kallirhynchia globularis Buckman 1917 [synonym]

†Kallirhynchia arabica Cooper 1989

†Kallirhynchia concinna Sowerby 1815

Invalid names: Burmirhynchia gibba Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia glomerosa Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia injusta Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia occidentalis Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia polystema Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia tumida Buckman 1917 [synonym], Burmirhynchia vagans Buckman 1917 [synonym], Kallirhynchia communalis Buckman 1917 [synonym], Kallirhynchia decora Buckman 1917 [synonym], Kallirhynchia deliciosa Buckman 1917 [synonym], Kallirhynchia obtusa Buckman 1917 [synonym], Kallirhynchia pagana Buckman 1917 [synonym]

†Kallirhynchia dispar Cooper 1989

†Kallirhynchia distendens Buckman 1917

†Kallirhynchia fornix Kitchin 1900

†Kallirhynchia indentata Buckman 1917

Invalid names: Kallirhynchia bella Buckman 1917 [synonym], Kallirhynchia expansa Buckman 1917 [synonym], Kallirhynchia lauta Buckman 1917 [synonym], Kallirhynchia orbis Buckman 1917 [synonym], Kallirhynchia superba Buckman 1917 [synonym]

†Kallirhynchia morierei Davidson 1852

†Kallirhynchia multicosta Douglas and Arkell 1928

Invalid names: Kallirhynchia elegantissima Buckman 1917 [synonym], Kallirhynchia transversa Douglas and Arkell 1928 [synonym]

†Kallirhynchia multicostata Douglas and Arkell 1928

†Kallirhynchia myrina Hall and Whitfield 1877

†Kallirhynchia namtuensis Buckman 1917

†Kallirhynchia nudata Buckman 1917

†Kallirhynchia obesa Cooper 1989

†Kallirhynchia oranensis Flamand 1911

†Kallirhynchia orbicularis Cooper 1989

†Kallirhynchia orthidioides Whiteaves 1876

†Kallirhynchia phylarchus Crickmay 1933

†Kallirhynchia robusta Jin et al. 1979

†Kallirhynchia subplicatella Kitchin 1900

†Kallirhynchia valliculae Crickmay 1933

†Kallirhynchia whiteavesi Warren 1932

†Kallirhynchia yaxleyensis Davidson 1878

Invalid names: Kallirhynchia amoena Buckman 1917 [synonym], Kallirhynchia crassicosta Buckman 1917 [synonym], Kallirhynchia exalta Buckman 1917 [synonym], Rhynchonella polonica Rollier 1917 [synonym], Terebratula varians plicatella Quenstedt 1868 [synonym]

†Kutchirhynchia oranensis quefaitensis Rousselle 1965

Invalid names: Terebratula quadriplicata angulata Quenstedt 1868 [synonym]

G. †Kutchirhynchia Buckman 1917

†Kutchirhynchia gregoryi Weir 1929

Invalid names: Kutchirhynchia arabica Cooper 1989 [synonym], Somalirhynchia deficiens Cooper 1989 [synonym]

†Kutchirhynchia indica d'Orbigny 1847

†Kutchirhynchia kutchiensis Kitchin 1900

†Kutchirhynchia major Sowerby 1837

†Kutchirhynchia morieri Davidson 1852

†Kutchirhynchia morieri idonea Buckman 1917

†Kutchirhynchia morieri morieri Laurin 1984

Invalid names: Kutchirhynchia formosa Buckman 1917 [synonym]

†Kutchirhynchia morieri paucicosta Laurin 1984

G. †Obsoletirhynchia Shi 1992

†Obsoletirhynchia diducta Buckman 1917

Invalid names: Rhactorhynchia coriniensis Buckman 1917 [synonym], Rhactorhynchia foecunda Buckman 1917 [synonym]

†Obsoletirhynchia obsoleta Sowerby 1815

†Kutchirhynchia obsoleta divionensis Laurin 1984

†Kutchirhynchia obsoleta obsoleta Laurin 1984

Invalid names: Rhactorhynchia argillacea Buckman 1917 [synonym], Rhactorhynchia recta Douglas and Arkell 1928 [synonym], Rhynchonella bradfordiana Rollier 1917 [synonym]

†Obsoletirhynchia rostrata Sowerby 1815

G. †Rhactorhynchia Buckman 1917

†Rhactorhynchia albertensis Warren 1932

†Rhactorhynchia borissjaki Makridin 1964

†Rhactorhynchia brevis Buckman 1917

†Rhactorhynchia diffusa Buckman 1917

†Rhactorhynchia distracta Waagen 1867

†Rhactorhynchia grigorievi Makridin 1964

†Rhactorhynchia gurovi Makridin 1964

†Rhactorhynchia hampenensis Buckman 1886

†Rhactorhynchia humilis Buckman 1917

†Rhactorhynchia impar Buckman 1917

†Rhactorhynchia lauta Jin et al. 1976

†Rhactorhynchia lutugini Nalivkin 1910

†Rhactorhynchia oscolica Makridin 1952

†Rhactorhynchia pinguis Roemer 1836

†Rhactorhynchia pinguis ukrainica Makridin 1952

†Rhactorhynchia quadriplicata Nalivkin 1910

†Rhactorhynchia regalis Buckman 1917

†Rhactorhynchia rhacta Buckman 1917

†Rhactorhynchia subquadriplicata Kamyshan 1973

†Rhactorhynchia subtetrahedra Davidson 1851

†Rhactorhynchia termieri Rousselle 1965

†Rhactorhynchia trigona Crickmay 1933

†Rhactorhynchia tumefacta Buckman 1917

†Rhactorhynchia turgidula Buckman 1917

†Rhactorhynchia voluta Richardson and Walker 1907

Subfm. †Tetrarhynchiinae Ager 1965

G. †Baeorhynchia Cooper 1989

†Baeorhynchia carinata Cooper 1989

†Baeorhynchia cuneata Cooper 1989

†Baeorhynchia elegantula Cooper 1989

†Baeorhynchia nitida Cooper 1989

†Baeorhynchia nucleata Cooper 1989

†Baeorhynchia transversa Cooper 1989

G. †Belbekella Moisseev 1939

†Belbekella castellanensis Jacob and Fallot 1913

†Belbekella firjusaensis Lobacheva 1966

†Belbekella lata d'Orbigny 1847

†Belbekella minor Lobacheva 1983

†Belbekella mutabilis Lobacheva 1983

†Belbekella rotundicosta Jacob and Fallot 1913

†Belbekella sayni Jacob and Fallot 1913

G. †Cymatorhynchia Buckman 1917

†Cymatorhynchia cymatophorina Buckman 1910

†Cymatorhynchia pugnacea Quenstedt 1868

Invalid names: Formosarhynchia subpugnacea Seifert 1963 [synonym]

†Cymatorhynchia quadriplicata Zieten 1830

†Cymatorhynchia schardti Haas 1890

†Cymatorhynchia singularis Cooper 1989

Invalid names: Formosarhynchia Seifert 1963 [synonym]

G. †Daghanirhynchia Muir-Wood 1935

†Daghanirhynchia angulocostata Cooper 1989

†Daghanirhynchia daghaniensis Muir-Wood 1935

†Daghanirhynchia daghaniensis elongata Muir-Wood 1935

†Daghanirhynchia farquharsoni Muir-Wood 1935

†Daghanirhynchia hadramautensis Stefanini 1932

†Daghanirhynchia jordanica Feldman et al. 2014

†Daghanirhynchia kabeitensis Muir-Wood 1935

†Daghanirhynchia macfadyeni Muir-Wood 1935

†Daghanirhynchia rawyaensis Feldman et al. 2014

†Daghanirhynchia subversabilis Weir 1925

Invalid names: Globirhynchia subtriangulata Cooper 1989 [synonym]

†Daghanirhynchia sulcata Cooper 1989

†Daghanirhynchia susanae Feldman et al. 2012

†Daghanirhynchia triangulata Cooper 1989

G. †Deltarhynchia Cooper 1989

†Deltarhynchia triangulata Cooper 1989

Invalid names: Deltarhynchia compacta Cooper 1989 [synonym]

G. †Druganirhynchia

G. †Echyrosia Cooper 1989

†Echyrosia circularis Cooper 1989

†Echyrosia costata Cooper 1989

†Echyrosia expansa Cooper 1989

G. †Eoseptaliphoria Jin and Sun 1976

†Eoseptaliphoria intorta Jin and Sun 1976

†Eoseptaliphoria prolongata Jin et al. 1979

†Eoseptaliphoria tulungensis Jin and Sun 1976

G. †Goniorhynchia Buckman 1917

†Goniorhynchia boueti Davidson 1852

†Goniorhynchia boueti boueti Mitra 1958

Invalid names: Rhynchonella normandica Rollier 1917 [synonym]

Invalid names: Goniorhynchia contracta Buckman 1917 [synonym], Goniorhynchia goniae Buckman 1917 [synonym], Terebratula varians gigas Quenstedt 1868 [synonym]

†Goniorhynchia boueti arenaemontis Bigot 1935

†Goniorhynchia buteo Suess 1879

†Goniorhynchia maxima Laurin 1984

†Goniorhynchia maxima maxima Laurin 1984

†Goniorhynchia maxima ligerica Laurin 1984

G. †Grandirhynchia Buckman 1917

†Grandirhynchia elii Rosenkrantz 1934

†Grandirhynchia grandis Buckman 1917

†Grandirhynchia laevigata Buckman 1917

G. †Korjakirhynchia

Invalid names: Snezhnorhynchia [synonym]

G. †Orlovirhynchia Dagys 1968