†Arapsothyris magna Cooper 1989 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Synonym: Arapsothyris angustata Cooper 1989
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1989. Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 65:1-213
Belongs to Arapsothyris according to G. A. Cooper 1989
See also Alméras et al. 2010
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Arapsothyris magna: Its type locality is Jebel Qaradan, S1146, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation of Saudi Arabia
- Arapsothyris angustata: Its type locality is Khashm Hisan, S1460, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation of Saudi Arabia.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Saudi Arabia (21 collections), Yemen (1)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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