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Tetrarhynchia ✝

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Tetrarhynchia tetrahedra

Black Ven and The Spittles, Lyme Regis, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
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Tetrarhynchia tetrahedra

Black Ven and The Spittles, Lyme Regis, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
09317580017056121936008.jpg
Tetrarhynchia tetrahedra

Black Ven and The Spittles, Lyme Regis, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
Description

Tetrarhynchia is an extinct genus of brachiopods found in Jurassic strata in Europe and South America. It was a stationary epifaunal suspension feeder.


From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrarhynchia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4865707https://www.gbif.org/species/4865707
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)28972https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=28972
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Tetrarhynchia
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
-Lophophorata
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyHemithiridoideaRzhonsnitskaya 1956
familyTetrarhynchiidaeAger 1965
subfamilyTetrarhynchiinaeAger 1965
genusTetrarhynchiaBuckman 1917
Scientific NameTetrarhynchia Buckman, 1917
Name Published InPal. Indica, 3 (2)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Tetrarhynchiagenusbelongs to Rhynchonellidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Tetrarhynchiagenusbelongs to Tetrarhynchiinaestated with evidenceWilliams et al., 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)10
First Recorded Appearance201 - 199 Ma
Early Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance165 - 161 Ma
Jurassic
Motilitystationary (based on Rhynchonellida)
Visionblind (based on Rhynchonellata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Rhynchonellida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. S. Buckman. 1917. The Brachiopoda of the Namyau Beds, Northern Shan States, Burma. Palaeontologia Indica 3(2):1-254
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrarhynchia

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Tetrarhynchia (Rostrirhynchia) ✝
subgenus		listed (PBDB)1190 Ma
Early Jurassic		190 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tetrarhynchia dumbletonensis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		14190 Ma
Early Jurassic		183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tetrarhynchia dunrobinensis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		42201 Ma
Early Jurassic		190 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tetrarhynchia inopinata ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		2201 Ma
Early Jurassic		201 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tetrarhynchia jakutica ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1182 Ma
Early Jurassic		182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tetrarhynchia ranina ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		46197 Ma
Early Jurassic		190 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tetrarhynchia subconcinna ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		15201 Ma
Early Jurassic		183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tetrarhynchia tetrahedra ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		44201 Ma
Early Jurassic		183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tetrarhynchia viluensis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		5182 Ma
Early Jurassic		182 Ma
Early Jurassic

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1917Tetrarhynchia Buckman p. 41
2002Makridinirhynchia Sepkoski, Jr.
2002Tetrarhynchia Sepkoski, Jr.
2002Tetrarhynchia Williams et al. p. 1345

References

Buckman S. S. (1917) The Brachiopoda of the Namyau Beds, Northern Shan States, Burma, Palaeontologia Indica 3 2, 1-254
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2002) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 921-1688
NZ cross ref or inferred from publ. title - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer synonym source - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Gen. Jurass. Brach. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Pal. Indica, 3 (2) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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