Juresania

Juresania is an extinct genus of brachiopod that existed from the Carboniferous to the Permian.[1][2]

Juresania
Temporal range: Carboniferous-Permian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Lophophorata
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: †Strophomenata
Order: †Productida
Family: †Echinoconchidae
Tribe: †Juresaniini
Genus: †Juresania
(Fredericks, 1928)
Species

See Species

Description

Juresania's members were epifaunal, meaning they lived on top of the seafloor, not buried within it, and were suspension feeders. [1][3] They have small spines that cover both halves of the shell.

Distribution

Juresania specimens can be found in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, with most Juresania specimens having been found in the northern hemisphere.[1][4][5]

Species

Species in the genus Rafinesquina include:[1][3][4][5]

  • J. dorudensis Fantini Sestini, 1965
  • J. grandispinosa Li, 1986
  • J. hispida Chronic, 1949
  • J. juresanensis (Tschernyschew, 1902)
  • J. kolymaensis Zavodowsky, 1968
  • J. omanensis Hudson & Sudbury, 1959
  • J. ovalis (Dunbar & Condra, 1932)
  • J. rectangularia?
  • J. rituensis Sun, 1983
  • J. scalaris (Mansuy, 1913)
  • J. transversa Sun, 1991
  • J. tuotalaensis Sun, 1983

References
  1. Paleobiology Database
  2. J. J. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/M. Carrano]
  3. "Juresania". Encyclopedia of Life. Smithsonian. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. Mindat.org
  5. Global Biodiversity Information Facility


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