†Oligorhytisia magnifica Cooper 1983 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
Synonym: Terebratula plicata Buckman 1845 [replaced name]
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1983. The Terebratulacea (Brachiopoda) Triassic to Recent: a study of the brachidia (loops). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 50:1-290
Belongs to Oligorhytisia according to G. A. Cooper 1983
Sister taxa: Plectoidothyris circulare, Plectoidothyris polyplecta
Type specimens:
- Oligorhytisia magnifica: USNM 88729a, a shell
- Terebratula plicata:
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection)
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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