Sulcirostra alpina Parona 1885 (lamp shell)

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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