Peltichia akasakensis Ozawa 1927 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae

Alternative combination: Enteletes akasakensis

Synonym: Enteletes minoensis Hayasaka 1932

Belongs to Peltichia according to S. Z. Shen et al. 1999

Sister taxa: Peltichia kwangtungensis, Peltichia ruzhencevi, Peltichia sinensis, Peltichia subtriangularis, Peltichia transversa, Peltichia xiaoxingchuanensis, Peltichia zigzag

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Peltichia akasakensis in the database

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