Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Alternative combination: Rhynchonella gnathophora
Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1864. Section III. Description of the Jurassic Fossils. Palaeontology of California. Vol. I. 37-54
Belongs to Globirhynchia according to C. H. Crickmay 1933
See also Meek 1864
Sister taxa: Globirhynchia buckmani, Globirhynchia davidsoni, Globirhynchia oblatopinguis, Globirhynchia prava, Globirhynchia rhacta, Globirhynchia schucherti, Globirhynchia sphaerica, Globirhynchia subobsoleta, Globirhynchia tatei
Type specimen: Its type locality is Indeterminate ravine (Ravine 34-36), southwest slope of Mount Jura, which is in a Bajocian marine sandstone in the Mormon Formation of California
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Indeterminate ravine (Ravine 34-36), southwest slope of Mount Jura
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