Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Eudesiidae
Alternative combination: Eudesia (Sphriganaria) costata
Synonyms: Sphriganaria angustata Cooper 1989, Sphriganaria arguta Cooper 1989, Sphriganaria distans Cooper 1989, Sphriganaria distincta Cooper 1989, Sphriganaria magnicostata Cooper 1989, Sphriganaria parva Cooper 1989
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1989. Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 65:1-213
Belongs to Sphriganaria according to H. R. Feldman et al. 2023
See also Alméras et al. 2010 and Cooper 1989
Sister taxa: Eudesia (Sphriganaria) cardioides, Eudesia (Sphriganaria) magharensis, Eudesia (Sphriganaria) rollieri, Sphriganaria anyamiae, Sphriganaria bicostata, Sphriganaria capax, Sphriganaria concentrica, Sphriganaria costellata, Sphriganaria curtirostra, Sphriganaria expansa, Sphriganaria irregularis, Sphriganaria modesta, Sphriganaria nasuta, Sphriganaria subcircularis
Type specimens:
- Sphriganaria costata: Its type locality is Khashm Hisan, S1747, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia
- Sphriganaria angustata: Its type locality is Wadi Atj, S1440, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.
- Sphriganaria arguta: Its type locality is Jebel Fahdah, S1449, which is in a Bajocian/Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.
- Sphriganaria distans: Its type locality is KK7, Al Bakhra, Ermoceras Zone, which is in a Bajocian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.
- Sphriganaria distincta: Its type locality is KK8, Al Huwayrah, Thambites Zone, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.
- Sphriganaria magnicostata: Its type locality is Khashm Hisan, S1747, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.
- Sphriganaria parva: Its type locality is Al Jurayfah, S1244, which is in a Bathonian shallow subtidal limestone in the Dhruma Formation of Saudi Arabia.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Jordan (3 collections), Saudi Arabia (9)
Total: 12 collections including 21 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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