†Tainuirhynchia tainuii MacFarlan 1992 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Full reference: D. A. B. MacFarlan. 1992. Triassic and Jurassic Rhynchonellacea (Brachiopoda) from New Zealand and New Caledonia. Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin 31:1-310
Belongs to Tainuirhynchia according to D. A. B. MacFarlan 1992
Sister taxon: Tainuirhynchia waingaroensis
Type specimen: AU B254, a shell. Its type locality is AU 6414, Whakapirau Road (R16/f031), which is in an Oxfordian marine horizon in the Ohinereru Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Heterian of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Jurassic of New Zealand (29)
Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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