Piarorhynchia radstockiensis Davidson 1878 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Alternative combination: Rhynchonella radstockiensis

Belongs to Piarorhynchia according to R. Paredes et al. 2013

See also Ager 1962

Sister taxa: Piarorhynchia angustiplicata, Piarorhynchia caroli, Piarorhynchia deffneri, Piarorhynchia diva, Piarorhynchia formalis, Piarorhynchia hamiltonensis, Piarorhynchia howardi, Piarorhynchia juvenis, Piarorhynchia ochotica, Piarorhynchia priborgavica, Piarorhynchia rostellata, Piarorhynchia thalia, Piarorhynchia viligensis, Piarorhynchia winnemae

Type specimen: Its type locality is Clandown quarry, Radstock (BMNH collection), which is in a Jamesoni marine horizon in the United Kingdom

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Portugal (1 collection), the United Kingdom (4)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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