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Tetrarhynchia

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Extinct genus of brachiopods

Tetrarhynchia
Temporal range: 199–161 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: Tetrarhynchiidae
Genus: Tetrarhynchia
Sepkoski, 2002
Species
  • T. tetrahedra
Synonyms

Makridinirhynchia Williams et al., 2002

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

References

  1. Tetrarhynchia in the Paleobiology Database
Taxon identifiers
Tetrarhynchia


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