Fortunella monsalvensis Gillieron 1873 (brachiopod)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae

Alternative combinations: Lacunosella monsalvensis, Rhynchonella monsalvensis

Belongs to Fortunella according to H. Sulser and S. Calzada 1991

See also Kiessling 2009

Sister taxa: Fortunella acutifrons, Fortunella barczyki, Fortunella capillata, Fortunella fastigata, Fortunella fortunae, Fortunella makridini, Fortunella moutoniana, Fortunella praemoutoniana

Type specimen: MGL 40826, a shell. Its type locality is Sous-Planière near Châtel-St. Denis, which is in an Oxfordian carbonate limestone in Switzerland.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Bulgaria (1 collection), Hungary (1), Poland (1), Switzerland (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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