Deltarhynchia triangulata Cooper 1989 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae

Synonym: Deltarhynchia compacta Cooper 1989

Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1989. Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 65:1-213

Belongs to Deltarhynchia according to G. A. Cooper 1989

See also Alméras et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Deltarhynchia triangulata: Its type locality is Al Jurayfah, S1503, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia
  • Deltarhynchia compacta: Its type locality is Al Jurayfah, S1620, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Saudi Arabia (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences

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