Halorella

Extinct genus of marine lamp shells From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Halorella is an extinct genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Halorellidae.

Phylum:Brachiopoda
Class:Rhynchonellata
Order:Rhynchonellida
Family:†Halorellidae
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Halorella
Temporal range: Carnian - Rhaetian [1][2]
Fossils of Halorella from Germanic Trias, Rhaetian, Tennen Mountains
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Rhynchonellata
Order: Rhynchonellida
Family: †Halorellidae
Genus: †Halorella
Bittner, 1884
Synonyms
  • Barzellinia Gregorio
  • Barzellinia Sepkoski, Jr.
  • Barzellinia Williams et al.
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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

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