Sphriganaria anyamiae Feldman et al. 2023 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Eudesiidae

Full reference: H. R. Feldman, B. V. Radulović, and F. Ahmad. 2023. Callovian (Middle Jurassic) Sphriganaria (Brachiopoda) from the Jordan Valley (Middle East). Historical Biology 35:1831-1844

Belongs to Sphriganaria according to H. R. Feldman et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Eudesia (Sphriganaria) cardioides, Eudesia (Sphriganaria) magharensis, Eudesia (Sphriganaria) rollieri, Sphriganaria bicostata, Sphriganaria capax, Sphriganaria concentrica, Sphriganaria costata, Sphriganaria costellata, Sphriganaria curtirostra, Sphriganaria expansa, Sphriganaria irregularis, Sphriganaria modesta, Sphriganaria nasuta, Sphriganaria subcircularis

Type specimen: AMNH-FI 136915, a shell. Its type locality is Tal el Dhahab S7 (AMNH collection), which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal marl in the Mughanniyya Formation of Jordan.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tal el Dhahab S7 (AMNH collection)

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