†Caledorhynchia caledonica MacFarlan 1992 (rhynchonellid brachiopod)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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