†Sulcirostra alpina Parona 1885 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Dimerellidae
Alternative combination: Rhynchonella alpina
Full reference: C. F. Parona. 1885. I brachiopodi liassici di Saltrio e Arzo nelle Prealpi Lombarde. Memorie del Reale Istituto Lombardo di Scienze e Lettere, Classe di Scienze matematiche e Naturali 15(4):227-272
Belongs to Sulcirostra according to H. Sulser 2004
See also Parona 1885
Sister taxa: Sulcirostra doesseggeri, Sulcirostra zitteli
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Quarries of Arzo (PIMUZ coll) (Jurassic of Switzerland)
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