Cymatorhynchia cymatophorina Buckman 1910 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae

Alternative combination: Rhynchonella cymatophorina

Belongs to Cymatorhynchia according to S. S. Buckman 1917

Sister taxa: Cymatorhynchia pugnacea, Cymatorhynchia quadriplicata, Cymatorhynchia schardti, Cymatorhynchia singularis, Formosarhynchia dumortieri, Formosarhynchia undosa, Formosarhynchia formosa, Formosarhynchia spathica, Formosarhynchia bruta

Type specimen: Its type locality is Bradford Abbas (Paving Bed, Buckman collection), which is in a Murchisonae carbonate limestone in the United Kingdom

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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