†Sphenarina Cooper 1959 (brachiopod)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Frieleiidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1959. Genera of Tertiary and Recent rhynchonelloid brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 130(5):1-90
Parent taxon: Hispanirhynchiinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Cooper 1959 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abyssorhynchia, Hispanirhynchia, Manithyris
Subtaxa: Sphenarina sicula
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (4 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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