Holcorhynchia yakacikensis Ager 1959 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Norellidae

Full reference: D. V. Ager. 1959. Lower Jurassic Brachiopods From Turkey. Journal of Paleontology 33(6):1018-1028

Belongs to Holcorhynchia according to D. V. Ager 1959

Sister taxa: Holcorhynchia batangensis, Holcorhynchia coronata, Holcorhynchia laevis, Holcorhynchia sambosanensis, Holcorhynchia standishensis

Type specimen: B.M. BB. 21784, a shell. Its type locality is Yakacik Valley, which is in a Sinemurian carbonate limestone in Turkey.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Yakacik Valley

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