Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Arzonellinidae
Alternative combination: Arzonella exotica
Full reference: H. Sulser. 2004. Arzonella exotica n. g. n. sp., a new brachiopod of indeterminate systematic position from the Lower Liassic (Broccatello) of Arzo (Southern Alps of Switzerland) : a short note. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 97:423-428
Belongs to Arzonellina according to M. R. Sandy et al. 2022
See also Sulser 2004
Sister taxon: Arzonellina stachei
Type specimen: PIMUZ 25000, a shell. Its type locality is Quarries of Arzo (PIMUZ coll), which is in a Sinemurian carbonate limestone in the Broccatello Formation of Switzerland.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Quarries of Arzo (PIMUZ coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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