†Gemmarcula (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae
Synonym: Trifidarcula Elliott 1959
Parent taxon: Gemmarculinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arenaciarcula, Choristothyris, Helvetella, Ismenia, Oblongarcula, Ruegenella
Subtaxa: Gemmarcula arizonensis Gemmarcula canaliculata Gemmarcula doddsae Gemmarcula menardi Gemmarcula plattenwaldensis Trifidarcula trifida
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (1 collection), Austria (3), France (2), Kazakhstan (1), Romania (1), the United Kingdom (10), United States (1: Arizona)
Total: 19 collections including 23 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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