Juresania is an extinct genus of brachiopod that existed from the Carboniferous to the Permian.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Brachiopoda |
| Class: | †Strophomenata |
| Order: | †Productida |
| Family: | †Echinoconchidae |
| Tribe: | †Juresaniini |
| Genus: | †Juresania (Fredericks, 1928) |
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Description edit
Juresania's members were epifaunal, meaning they lived on top of the seafloor, not buried within it, and were suspension feeders. [1][3] They had small spines that cover both halves of the shell.
Distribution edit
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 edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c d Paleobiology Database
- ^ J. J. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
- ^ a b "Juresania". Encyclopedia of Life. Smithsonian. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b Mindat.org
- ^ a b Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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