Woodwardirhynchia cuneiformis Pettitt 1950 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae

Alternative combination: Cretirhynchia cuneiformis

Full reference: N. E. Pettitt. 1950. Rhynchonellidae of the British Chalk. Rhynchonellidae of the British Chalk, Part I 103(450):1-26

Belongs to Woodwardirhynchia according to E. Simon 2005

See also Pettitt 1950 and Simon and Owen 2001

Sister taxa: Woodwardirhynchia pontemdiaboli, Woodwardirhynchia pseudonorvicensis, Woodwardirhynchia tenuicostata, Woodwardirhynchia woodwardi

Type specimen: B.M[B.B. 9990].

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (1 collection), France (1), the United Kingdom (15)

Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence

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