Calyptoria Cooper 1989 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferinidae

Synonyms: Cinglospiriferina, Cingolospiriferina

Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1989. Jurassic brachiopods of Saudi Arabia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 65:1-213

Parent taxon: Spiriferininae according to W. H. He and Z. Q. Chen 2016

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2006

Sister taxon: Spiriferina

Subtaxa: Calyptoria statira

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Saudi Arabia (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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