†Pygope janitor Pictet 1867 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Pygopidae
Alternative combination: Terebratula janitor
Belongs to Pygope according to D. A. T. Harper et al. 2005
See also Owen 1976
Sister taxa: Pygope catulloi, Pygope diphya, Pygope vomer, Antinomia sima
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Greenland (2 collections), Hungary (1), Poland (11)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Hungary (1), Poland (6)
• Jurassic of Bulgaria (1), Hungary (3), Poland (21)
Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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