Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Alternative combination: Gibbirhynchia sphaerica
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1989. Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 65:1-213
Belongs to Globirhynchia according to H. R. Feldman et al. 2012
See also Cooper 1989
Sister taxa: Globirhynchia buckmani, Globirhynchia davidsoni, Globirhynchia gnathophora, Globirhynchia oblatopinguis, Globirhynchia prava, Globirhynchia rhacta, Globirhynchia schucherti, Globirhynchia subobsoleta, Globirhynchia tatei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Khashm Hisan, S1496, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Egypt (1 collection), Saudi Arabia (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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