Cirpa briseis Gemmellaro 1874 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae

Alternative combination: Rhynchonella briseis

Belongs to Cirpa according to J. F. Baeza-Carratalá and F. García Joral 2022

See also Alméras et al. 2007, Alméras and Fauré 2000 and Vörös and Kandemir 2011

Sister taxa: Cirpa borissiaki, Cirpa fallax, Cirpa fromontae, Cirpa fronto, Cirpa himalaica, Cirpa kiragliae, Cirpa langi, Cirpa lucentina, Cirpa planifrons, Cirpa slovenica, Cirpa subcostellata, Cirpa subfurcillata, Cirpa variabilis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Austria (1 collection), France (19), Greece (1), Italy (3), Spain (3), Turkey (1)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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