Juralina (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae

Parent taxon: Postepithyrididae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arceythyris, Caryona, Conarothyris, Crispithyris, Epithyris, Euidothyris, Ferrythyris, Galliennithyris, Gigantothyris, Glyphisaria, Habrobrochus, Heimia, Holcothyris, Kutchithyris, Maritimithyris, Millythyris, Moeschia, Peculneithyris, Perrierithyris, Petalothyris, Plectoidothyris, Postepithyris, Pseudoaulacothyris, Somalithyris, Thadiqithyris, Xestosina

Subtaxa: Juralina bauhini Juralina ecruensis

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Morocco (4 collections)

• Jurassic of Bulgaria (1), France (2), Germany (3), Switzerland (2), Turkmenistan (1)

Total: 13 collections including 15 occurrences

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