Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lobothyrididae
Full reference: F. Atrops and Y. Alméras. 2005. Les Brachiopodes du Callovien de l'Ouarsenis (Tell algérien): paléontologie, biostratigraphie et paléoenvironnements. Revue de Paléobiologie 24(2):563-595
Belongs to Aromasithyris according to F. Atrops and Y. Alméras 2005
Sister taxa: Aromasithyris almerasi, Aromasithyris aromasiensis, Aromasithyris balinensis, Aromasithyris damodarkundensis, Aromasithyris dreyfussi, Aromasithyris longiplicatoides, Aromasithyris mazenoti, Aromasithyris semifarcinata
Type specimen: FSL 308931, a shell. Its type locality is Douar Ardja Efrad Bloc, Ouarsenis Mountains, Algeria, which is in a Callovian deep subtidal shelf limestone in Algeria.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Algeria (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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