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 Murihikurhynchia according to D. A. B. MacFarlan 1992
Sister taxa: Murihikurhynchia braxtonensis, Murihikurhynchia carolinae, Murihikurhynchia malingi, Murihikurhynchia pitfurensis
Type specimen: AU B183, a shell. Its type locality is AU 128, Otamaehu Point (R15/f8697), which is in a Hettangian marine horizon in New Zealand.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of New Caledonia (1 collection), New Zealand (15)
• Triassic to Jurassic of New Zealand (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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