Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Full reference: D. A. B. MacFarlan. 1992. Triassic and Jurassic Rhynchonellacea (Brachiopoda) from New Zealand and New Caledonia. Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin 31:1-310
Belongs to Sakawairhynchia according to M. O. Manceñido 2012
See also MacFarlan 1992
Sister taxa: Sakawairhynchia aparimaensis, Sakawairhynchia bartrumi, Sakawairhynchia bencallumensis, Sakawairhynchia corbiensis, Sakawairhynchia diptonensis, Sakawairhynchia harihariensis, Sakawairhynchia hugonensis, Sakawairhynchia mokauensis, Sakawairhynchia momeaensis, Sakawairhynchia nezsaensis, Sakawairhynchia olenekensis, Sakawairhynchia tokombensis, Sakawairhynchia zealandica
Type specimen: AU B158, a shell. Its type locality is AU 4210, south of Marokopa (R16/f8825), which is in an Otapirian marine horizon in New Zealand.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of New Zealand (15 collections)
• Triassic to Jurassic of New Zealand (1)
• Triassic of Argentina (2), New Caledonia (9), New Zealand (108)
Total: 135 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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