†Israelaria Cooper 1976 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Protorthida - Protorthidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1976. Lower Cambrian brachiopods from the Rift Valley (Isreal and Jordan). Journal of Paleontology 50(2):269-289
Parent taxon: Protorthidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Bengtson 1992, Cooper 1976 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Glyptoria, Jamesella, Loperia, Protorthis, Psiloria, Saesorthis
Subtaxa: Israelaria parnesi
Type: Israelaria parnesi
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (1 collection), Israel (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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