†Amydroptychus Cooper 1989 (rhynchonellid brachiopod)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1989. Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 65:1-213
Parent taxon: Gibbirhynchiinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Burmirhynchia, Colpotoria, Gibbirhynchia, Nastosia, Schizoria
Subtaxa: Amydroptychus formosus Amydroptychus markowitzi
Type: Amydroptychus formosus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Ethiopia (4 collections), Jordan (1), Saudi Arabia (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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