Obsoletirhynchia obsoleta Sowerby 1815 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae

Alternative combinations: Kallirhynchia obsoleta, Kutchirhynchia obsoleta, Rhynchonella obsoleta, Terebratula obsoleta

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

See also Garcia Joral 1993, Laurin 1984 and Weir 1929

Sister taxa: Obsoletirhynchia diducta, Obsoletirhynchia rostrata

Subtaxa: Kutchirhynchia obsoleta divionensis Kutchirhynchia obsoleta obsoleta

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Chile (1 collection), Egypt (1), France (17), Kenya (1), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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