†Streptaria arabica Elliott 1960 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Full reference: G. F. Elliott. 1960. Brachiopodes tertiaires d'Arabie et de Syrie. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 7e Série 2:152-155
Belongs to Streptaria according to G. F. Elliott 1960
Sister taxa: Streptaria debuchii, Streptaria deformis, Streptaria eocomplanata, Streptaria streptimorpha
Type specimen: BMNH BB.21058, a shell. Its type locality is Duqam, which is in an Eocene carbonate limestone in Oman.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Duqam
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