Hagabirhynchia arabica Jefferies 1961 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae

Full reference: R. P. S. Jefferies. 1961. Brachiopoda, in Upper Triassic brachiopods and lamellibranchs from the Oman Peninsula, Arabia. Palaeontology 4:5-11

Belongs to Hagabirhynchia according to M. R. Sandy and F. Aly 2000

See also Dagys 1974 and Jefferies 1961

Sister taxon: Hagabirhynchia elongata

Type specimen: BMNH BB20248. Its type locality is Wadi Milaha, Jebel Hagab (Modiolus Beds), which is in a Norian marine wackestone/shale in the Sumra Formation of the United Arab Emirates.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of the United Arab Emirates (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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