Malwirhynchia trigonalis Chiplonker 1938 (rhynchonellid brachiopod)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

Full reference: G. W. Chiplonker. 1938. Rhynchonellids From the Bagh Beds. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences 7(6):300-316

Belongs to Malwirhynchia according to G. W. Chiplonker 1938

Sister taxa: Malwirhynchia subpentagonalis, Malwirhynchia transversalis

Type specimen: B.H.U. No. B/3. Its type locality is Chirakhan (Bagh Beds), which is in a Cenomanian carbonate limestone/limestone in India.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Chirakhan (Bagh Beds)

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