Septirhynchia numidiensis Mancenido and Walley 1979 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Septirhynchiidae

Full reference: M. O. Mancenido and C. D. Walley. 1979. Functional morphology and ontogenetic variation in the Callovian brachiopod Septirhynchia from Tunisia. Palaeontology 22(2):317-337

Belongs to Septirhynchia according to M. O. Mancenido and C. D. Walley 1979

Sister taxa: Septirhynchia azaisi, Septirhynchia hirschi, Septirhynchia madashonensis, Septirhynchia pulchra

Type specimen: Its type locality is Djebel Brourmett (Poste optique), which is in a Callovian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Tataouine Formation of Tunisia

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Djebel Brourmett (Poste optique)

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