Rhytisoria alabamensis Cooper 1983 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

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 Rhytisoria according to G. A. Cooper 1988

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 549392a, a shell

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Well near Brundidge Depot (USGS locality 25208) (Paleocene of Alabama)

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