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 Furcirhynchia according to D. A. B. MacFarlan 1992
Sister taxa: Furcirhynchia cotteswoldiae, Furcirhynchia emmrichi, Furcirhynchia furcata, Furcirhynchia furcillata, Furcirhynchia ilminsterensis, Furcirhynchia melvillei, Furcirhynchia striata, Furcirhynchia ururoaensis
Type specimen: OU 17082, a shell. Its type locality is McF E47, Taylors-Otapiri Junction (E45/f9455), which is in a Sinemurian marine horizon in New Zealand.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Argentina (1 collection), New Caledonia (1), New Zealand (21)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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