†Holcorhynchia yakacikensis Ager 1959 (lamp shell)
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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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