Caledorhynchia caledonica MacFarlan 1992 (rhynchonellid brachiopod)

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 Caledorhynchia according to D. A. B. MacFarlan 1992

Sister taxon: Caledorhynchia hokonuiensis

Type specimen: OU 17515, a shell. Its type locality is McF G40, île Mathieu (NC/f490), which is in a Bajocian marine horizon in New Caledonia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Temaikan of New Caledonia (1 collection), New Zealand (6)

• Jurassic of New Caledonia (4), New Zealand (5)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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