Glyptorhynchia velifer Gemmellaro 1899 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae

Alternative combinations: Rhynchonella (Uncinulus) velifer, Uncinulus velifer

Full reference: G. G. Gemmellaro. 1899. La Fauna dei Calcari Con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo, Brachiopoda. Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche Palermo 21:95-202

Belongs to Glyptorhynchia according to S. Z. Shen and M. E. Clapham 2009

See also Schellwien 1900

Sister taxon: Glyptorhynchia lens

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Greece (1 collection), Italy (2), Slovenia (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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