Lotharingella leedsi Davidson 1878 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Alternative combination: Rhynchonella leedsi

Synonyms: Burmirhynchia fusca Douglas and Arkell 1932, Rhynchonelloidea inflata Douglas and Arkell 1932

Belongs to Lotharingella according to X. Shi and R. E. Grant 1993

See also Laurin 1984

Sister taxa: Lotharingella gremifera, Lotharingella woevrica

Type specimens:

  • Lotharingella leedsi: Its type locality is Scarborough, upper Cornbrash, which is in a Callovian carbonate limestone in the Cornbrash Formation of the United Kingdom
  • Burmirhynchia fusca:
  • Rhynchonelloidea inflata:

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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