Ptilorhynchia Crickmay 1933 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Full reference: C. H. Crickmay. 1933. Attempt to Zone the North American Jurassic on the Basis of its Brachiopods. Geological Society America Bulletin 44:871-894

Parent taxon: Piarorhynchiinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002

See also Crickmay 1933 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Abrekia, Aorhynchia, Caledorhynchia, Cuneirhynchia, Paranudirostralina, Piarorhynchia, Rutorhynchia, Sakawairhynchia, Sinuplicorhynchia, Tainuirhynchia, Talovkorhynchia

Subtaxa: Ptilorhynchia (Proteorhynchia) Ptilorhynchia (Ptilorhynchia) Ptilorhynchia anabarensis Ptilorhynchia anadyrensis Ptilorhynchia australis Ptilorhynchia exigua Ptilorhynchia glabra Ptilorhynchia jeletzkyi Ptilorhynchia lenaensis Ptilorhynchia mclachlani Ptilorhynchia obscuricostata Ptilorhynchia plumasensis Ptilorhynchia pugnaciformis Ptilorhynchia seducta

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Type: Ptilorhynchia plumasensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Antarctica (9 collections), Indonesia (4), Mexico (2), the Russian Federation (5), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2)

• Jurassic of Canada (1: British Columbia), the Russian Federation (9), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (1: California)

Total: 34 collections including 37 occurrences

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