Diraphora
Diraphora is an extinct genus of brachiopod that lived in the Cambrian. Its remains have been found in Australia and North America. 664 specimens of Diraphora are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise 1.26% of the community.[1]
| Diraphora Temporal range: Cambrian | |
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| Family: | Bohemiellidae |
| Genus: | Diraphora |
References
- Caron, Jean-Bernard; Jackson, Donald A. (October 2006). "Taphonomy of the Greater Phyllopod Bed community, Burgess Shale". PALAIOS. 21 (5): 451–65. doi:10.2110/palo.2003.P05-070R. JSTOR 20173022.
- Diraphora at the Field Museum's Evolving Planet
External links
- "Diraphora bellicostata". Burgess Shale Fossil Gallery. Virtual Museum of Canada. 2011.
- Diraphora in the Paleobiology Database
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