†Fissirhynchia pacifica MacFarlan 1992 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
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 Fissirhynchia according to D. A. B. MacFarlan 1992
Sister taxa: Fissirhynchia fissicostata, Fissirhynchia wakefieldensis
Type specimen: OU 16618, a shell. Its type locality is JDC 241, Taringatura Hills (E45/f6635), which is in an Otapirian marine horizon in New Zealand.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of New Caledonia (14 collections), New Zealand (19)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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