Eudesia (Sphriganaria) cardioides Douvillé 1916 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Eudesiidae

Alternative combination: Eudesia cardioides

Synonyms: Sphriganaria angulocostata Cooper 1989, Sphriganaria bramkampi Cooper 1989, Sphriganaria intercalata Cooper 1989

Full reference: H. Douvillé. 1916. Les terrains secondaires dans le massif du Moghara à l’Est de l’isthme de Suez. Mémoire de l’Académie des Sciences, Paris 54(2):1-184

Belongs to Eudesia (Sphriganaria) according to Y. Alméras et al. 2010

See also Cooper 1989 and Makridin 1964

Sister taxa: Eudesia (Sphriganaria) magharensis, Eudesia (Sphriganaria) rollieri, Sphriganaria anyamiae, Sphriganaria bicostata, Sphriganaria capax, Sphriganaria concentrica, Sphriganaria costata, Sphriganaria costellata, Sphriganaria curtirostra, Sphriganaria expansa, Sphriganaria irregularis, Sphriganaria modesta, Sphriganaria nasuta, Sphriganaria subcircularis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Egypt (1 collection), Jordan (6), Saudi Arabia (42)

Total: 49 collections including 50 occurrences

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