Arapsothyris magna Cooper 1989 (lamp shell)

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

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