Sphenorhynchia plicatella

Sphenorhynchia plicatella
Temporal range: [1]
Fossil of Sphenorhynchia plicatella from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Rhynchonellida
Family:
Prionorhynchiidae
Genus:
Sphenorhynchia
Species:
S. plicatella
Binomial name
Sphenorhynchia plicatella
(Sowerby 1825)

Sphenorhynchia plicatella is an extinct species of brachiopods belonging to the family Prionorhynchiidae.[2]

These brachiopods are stationary epifaunal suspension feeders. They lived in the Jurassic period, from 167.7 to 161.2 Ma.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b The Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.


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