Homoeorhynchia acuta Sowerby 1816 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Alternative combination: Terebratula acuta

Belongs to Homoeorhynchia according to A. Vörös 2009

See also Ager 1956, Ager 1967 and Alméras and Fauré 2000

Sister taxa: Homoeorhynchia batalleri, Homoeorhynchia bolinensis, Homoeorhynchia capitulata, Homoeorhynchia cynocephala, Homoeorhynchia cynoprosopa, Homoeorhynchia lubrica, Homoeorhynchia lusitanica, Homoeorhynchia meridionalis, Homoeorhynchia moorei, Homoeorhynchia prona, Homoeorhynchia ptinoides, Homoeorhynchia sepahanensis, Homoeorhynchia solitaria, Homoeorhynchia webbi, Slovenirhynchia slovenica, Slovenirhynchia maninensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of France (4 collections), Portugal (14), Switzerland (4)

• Jurassic of Bulgaria (4), France (13), Hungary (1), Slovakia (1), Tunisia (1), Turkey (2), the United Kingdom (16)

Total: 60 collections each including a single occurrence

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