''Joania'' is a genus of
brachiopods
Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brachiopod valves are hinged at the rear end, whi ...
belonging to the family
Megathyrididae
Megathyrididae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Terebratulida
Terebratulids are one of only three living orders of articulate brachiopods, the others being the Rhynchonellida and the Thecideida. Craniida and Lingulida include ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Southern Europe and Northern Africa.
Species:
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Joania arguta''
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Joania cordata''
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Joania peyrerensis''
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Joania ukrainica''
References
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Brachiopod genera
Terebratulida