Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Full reference: T. N. Smirnova. 2012. Early Cretaceous Rhynchonellids of Dagestan: System, Morphology, Stratigraphic and Paleobiogeographic Significance. Paleontological Journal 46(11):1197-1296
Belongs to Burrirhynchia according to T. N. Smirnova 2012
Sister taxa: Burrirhynchia angustisinuata, Burrirhynchia devoniana, Burrirhynchia latimarginata, Burrirhynchia polygona, Burrirhynchia sigma, Burrirhynchia subgrasiana, Burrirhynchia tripartita
Type specimen: PIN no. 4898/3066. Its type locality is Tsudakhar (Unit 3), which is in an Aptian marine claystone/sandstone in the Gundara Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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