†Pycnoria magna Cooper 1989 (rhynchonellid brachiopod)
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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 Pycnoria according to H. R. Feldman et al. 2012
See also Cooper 1989
Sister taxon: Pycnoria depressa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ash Shib, S1444, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Egypt (1 collection), Israel (2), Jordan (5), Saudi Arabia (8)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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