Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Alternative combination: Burmirhynchia gregoryi
Synonyms: Kutchirhynchia arabica Cooper 1989, Somalirhynchia deficiens Cooper 1989
Full reference: J. Weir. 1929. Jurassic Fossils from Jubaland, East Africa, Collected by V. G. Glenday, And the Jurassic Geology of Somaliland. Monographs of the Geological Department of the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow University 1-63
Belongs to Kutchirhynchia according to Y. Alméras et al. 2010
See also Cooper 1989
Sister taxa: Kutchirhynchia indica, Kutchirhynchia kutchiensis, Kutchirhynchia major, Kutchirhynchia morieri
Type specimens:
- Kutchirhynchia gregoryi: Its type locality is Bihendula (basal echinoid Bihin limestone), which is in a Bathonian/Bajocian carbonate limestone in the Bihin Limestone Formation of Somalia
- Kutchirhynchia arabica: Its type locality is Al Jurayfah, S1191, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.
- Somalirhynchia deficiens: Its type locality is Al Qarainan, S1715, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation of Saudi Arabia.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Saudi Arabia (24 collections), Somalia (2)
Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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