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]

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
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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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