Schizoria Cooper 1989 (lamp shell)

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: Amydroptychus, Burmirhynchia, Colpotoria, Gibbirhynchia, Nastosia

Subtaxa: Schizoria costellata Schizoria dividicostata Schizoria elongata Schizoria intercalata Schizoria intermedia Schizoria rotundata Schizoria secta

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Jordan (2 collections), Saudi Arabia (4)

Total: 6 collections including 13 occurrences

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