†Maorirhynchia nelsonensis MacFarlan 1992 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Allorhynchidae
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 Maorirhynchia according to D. A. B. MacFarlan 1992
Sister taxa: Maorirhynchia mackayi, Maorirhynchia nuggetensis, Maorirhynchia taringaturana
Type specimen: OU 16078, a shell. Its type locality is ERF N8b, Pig Valley (N28/f7743), which is in an Anisian marine horizon in New Zealand.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of New Zealand (10 collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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