Rugia tenuicostata Steinich 1963 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Chlidonophoridae

Belongs to Rugia according to E. Simon 2000

See also Bitner and Pisera 1979 and Johansen and Surlyk 1990

Sister taxa: Rugia acutirostris, Rugia curvirostris, Rugia spinicostata, Rugia spinosa, Rugia tegulata, Rugia zagorseki

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Belgium (2 collections), Denmark (3), Poland (10), the United Kingdom (16)

Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence

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