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