Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Full reference: M. A. Bitner, P. Lozouet, and B. Cahuzac. 2013. Upper Oligocene (Chattian) brachiopod fauna from the Aquitaine Basin, southwestern France and its paleoenviornmental implications. Geodiversitas 35(3):579-606
Belongs to Joania according to M. A. Bitner et al. 2023
See also Bitner et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Joania cordata, Joania crenata, Joania dertomutinensis, Joania falunica, Joania ukrainica
Type specimen: MNHN.F.A46532. Its type locality is Peyrère (=Peyrehorade) marls, which is in a Chattian estuary/bay marl in the Marnes de Saint-Etienne-d’Orthe Formation of France.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (2 collections), Iran (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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