Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Chlidonophoridae
Full reference: F. Surlyk. 1970. Two New Brachiopods form the Danish White Chalk (Maastrichtian). Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark 20:152-161
Belongs to Rugia according to M. B. Johansen and F. Surlyk 1990
See also Bitner and Pisera 1979
Sister taxa: Rugia acutirostris, Rugia curvirostris, Rugia spinicostata, Rugia tegulata, Rugia tenuicostata, Rugia zagorseki
Type specimen: MMH no. 11018. Its type locality is Gedser lighthouse, which is in a Maastrichtian marine horizon in Denmark.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Denmark (1 collection), Poland (8), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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