Pseudogibbirhynchia moorei Davidson 1852 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae

Alternative combination: Rhynchonella moorei

Belongs to Pseudogibbirhynchia according to Y. Alméras et al. 2007

See also Ager 1962 and Gahr 2002

Sister taxa: Pseudogibbirhynchia bothenhamptonensis, Pseudogibbirhynchia chiemiensis, Pseudogibbirhynchia globosa, Pseudogibbirhynchia jurensis, Pseudogibbirhynchia migatschovae, Pseudogibbirhynchia mutans, Pseudogibbirhynchia nuciformis, Pseudogibbirhynchia ovata, Pseudogibbirhynchia plena, Pseudogibbirhynchia plicata, Pseudogibbirhynchia praedifformis, Pseudogibbirhynchia pressula, Pseudogibbirhynchia rostellata, Pseudogibbirhynchia rostrata, Pseudogibbirhynchia varians

Type specimen: Its type locality is Ilminster, Upper Lias, which is in a Tenuicostatum carbonate limestone in the Junction Bed Formation of the United Kingdom

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Bulgaria (2 collections), Spain (6), the United Kingdom (6)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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