Prionorhynchia serrata Sowerby 1825 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Prionorhynchiidae

Alternative combination: Terebratula serrata

Belongs to Prionorhynchia according to D. V. Ager 1967

See also Ager 1956, Buckman 1917 and Siblik 1967

Sister taxa: Prionorhynchia belemnitica, Prionorhynchia canavarii, Prionorhynchia catharinae, Prionorhynchia flabellum, Prionorhynchia forticostata, Prionorhynchia fraasi, Prionorhynchia greppini, Prionorhynchia guembeli, Prionorhynchia hagaviensis, Prionorhynchia msougari, Prionorhynchia palmata, Prionorhynchia polyptycha, Prionorhynchia pseudopolyptycha, Prionorhynchia pseudoscherina, Prionorhynchia quinqueplicata, Prionorhynchia regia, Prionorhynchia rubrisaxensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Chideock, near Charmouth, which is in a Spinatum carbonate limestone in the Marlstone Rock Formation of the United Kingdom

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Slovakia (3 collections), Turkey (1), the United Kingdom (6)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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