Tetrarhynchia

Tetrarhynchia; Temporal range: 199–161 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ 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; Buckman, 1917
Species
	T. tetrahedra;
Synonyms
	MakridinirhynchiaSucic-Protic, 1969

Last updated September 23, 2025

Tetrarhynchia is an extinct genus of brachiopods found in Jurassic strata in Europe and South America. It was a stationary epifaunal suspension feeder.^[1]

References

↑ Tetrarhynchia in the Paleobiology Database

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[1] Tetrarhynchia in the Paleobiology Database

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