Tetrarhynchia

Tetrarhynchia
Temporal range: 199–161 Ma

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 brachiopod found in Jurassic strata in Europe and South America. It was a stationary epifaunal suspension feeder.[1]

References

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