Choffatirhynchia alcariensis Andrade 2006 (rhynchonellid brachiopod)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Full reference: B. Andrade. 2006. Los braquiópodos del tránsito Jurásico Inferior-Jurásico Medio de la Cuenca Lusitánica (Portugal). Coloquios de Paleontología 56:5-194

Belongs to Choffatirhynchia according to B. Andrade 2006

Sister taxa: Choffatirhynchia paucicostatae, Choffatirhynchia turolensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Penas do Castelo, bed PC.278, which is in a Thouarsense carbonate marl in Portugal

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Portugal (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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