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| Fossils of Halorella from Germanic Trias, Rhaetian, Tennen Mountains | |
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| Genus: | Halorella Bittner, 1884 |
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Halorella is an extinct genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Halorellidae.
Fossil record
These lamp shells lived in the Triassic (from Carnian to Rhaetian age).[2] Fossils of species within this genus can be found in Austria, Canada, China, Hungary, Indonesia, New Zealand, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkey and United States.[1]
Species
Species within this genus include:[1]
- Halorella amphitoma Bronn 1832
- Halorella flabella Xu 1978
- Halorella geniculata Xu 1978
- Halorella jianchuanensis Jin and Fang 1977
External links
- Mindat.org
- Peckmann, J., Kiel, Steffen, Sandy, Michael, Taylor, David, Goedert, James Mass Occurrences of the Brachiopod Halorella in Late Triassic Methane-Seep Deposits, Eastern Oregon Journal of Geology
- Sandy, Michael, Forel, Marie-Béatrice, Gradinaru, Eugen, Peckmann, J, Gradinaru, M Late Triassic brachiopod Halorella assemblages from paleokarst cavities near Vașcău, Apuseni Mountains, Romania
References
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