Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae
Full reference: B. Senowbari-Daryan and E. Flügel. 1996. A ‘Problematic fossil’ revealed: Pycnoporidium ? eomesozoicum Flügel, 1972 (Late Triassic, Tethys) - not an enigmatic alga but a strophomenid brachiopod (Gosaukammerella n.g.). Facies 34(1):83-99
Parent taxon: Strophomenidae according to B. Senowbari-Daryan and E. Flügel 1996
Sister taxa: Bellimurina, Chunanomena, Iberomena, Leptaenoideinae, Nasutimena, Oepikinae, Opikina, Orthotetinae, Oxostrophomena, Rafinesquinae, Septomena, Strophomeninae
Subtaxa: Gosaukammerella eomesozoica
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (6 collections), Germany (1), Hungary (1), India (1), Iran (2), Italy (2), Japan (2), Oman (1), the Philippines (1), Turkey (3)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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