Kingdom Animalia Class Rhynchonellata Family Prionorhynchiidae | Phylum Brachiopoda Order Rhynchonellida Rank Genus | |
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Similar Kallirhynchia, Terebratulidae, Chonetes, Rhynchonellida, Rhynchonella | ||
Sphenorhynchia is an extinct genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Prionorhynchiidae.
These brachiopods are stationary epifaunal suspension feeders. They lived in the Jurassic period, from 183.0 to 164.7 Ma. Fossils of this genus have been found in the sediments of Afghanistan, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Slovakia.
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