Halorella Explained

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

Fossil record

These lamp shells lived in the Triassic (from Carnian to Rhaetian age). Fossils of species within this genus can be found in Austria, Canada, China, Hungary, Indonesia, New Zealand, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkey and United States.

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

External links

• Mindat.org
• Peckmann, J., Kiel, Steffen, Sandy, Michael, Taylor, David, Goedert, James Mass Occurrences of the Brachiopod Halorella in Late Triassic Methane-Seep Deposits, Eastern Oregon Journal of Geology
• Sandy, Michael, Forel, Marie-Béatrice, Gradinaru, Eugen, Peckmann, J, Gradinaru, M Late Triassic brachiopod Halorella assemblages from paleokarst cavities near Vașcău, Apuseni Mountains, Romania

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=28569# Paleobiology Database