Juresania

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

See Species

Juresania is an

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

Description

Juresania's members were

They had small spines that cover both halves of the shell.

Distribution

Juresania specimens can be found in

Species

Species in the genus Juresania 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. ^ a b c d Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ J. J. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
  3. ^ a b "Juresania". Encyclopedia of Life. Smithsonian. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b Mindat.org
  5. ^ a b Global Biodiversity Information Facility