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Tetrarhynchia ✝
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Tetrarhynchiidae : Tetrarhynchia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scientific Name | Tetrarhynchia Buckman, 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Pal. Indica, 3 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 199 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 165 - 161 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Rhynchonellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rhynchonellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrarhynchia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Tetrarhynchia (Rostrirhynchia) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Tetrarhynchia dumbletonensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Tetrarhynchia dunrobinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 42 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Tetrarhynchia inopinata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Tetrarhynchia jakutica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 182 Ma Early Jurassic | 182 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Tetrarhynchia ranina ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 46 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Tetrarhynchia subconcinna ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Tetrarhynchia tetrahedra ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 44 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Tetrarhynchia viluensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 182 Ma Early Jurassic | 182 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1917 | Tetrarhynchia Buckman p. 41 |
2002 | Makridinirhynchia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Tetrarhynchia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Tetrarhynchia Williams et al. p. 1345 |
References
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!
Black Ven and The Spittles, Lyme Regis, West Dorset, Dorset, England, UK