Amydroptychus Cooper 1989 (rhynchonellid brachiopod)

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

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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

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