Juresania

{{distinguish|text=Jurusania, an extinct genus of stromatolite-forming cyanobacteria.}}

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| taxon = Juresania

| authority = (Fredericks, 1928)

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Juresania is an extinct genus of brachiopod that existed from the Carboniferous to the Permian.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=27495 Paleobiology Database]J. J. Sepkoski. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Description

Juresania's members were epifaunal, meaning they lived on top of the seafloor, not buried within it, and were suspension feeders. {{cite web |title=Juresania |url=https://eol.org/pages/4344271 |website=Encyclopedia of Life |publisher=Smithsonian |accessdate=17 April 2020}} They had small spines that cover both halves of the shell.

Distribution

Juresania specimens can be found in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, with most Juresania specimens having been found in the northern hemisphere.[https://www.mindat.org/taxon-4869869.html Mindat.org][https://www.gbif.org/species/9039564 Global Biodiversity Information Facility]