†Baeorhynchia nucleata Cooper 1989 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1989. Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 65:1-213
Belongs to Baeorhynchia according to G. A. Cooper 1989
Sister taxa: Baeorhynchia carinata, Baeorhynchia cuneata, Baeorhynchia elegantula, Baeorhynchia nitida, Baeorhynchia transversa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Al Jurayfah, S1503, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Al Jurayfah, S1503
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