Paeckelmannella calignea Stehli and Grant 1971 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Paeckelmanellidae

Full reference: F. G. Stehli and R. E. Grant. 1971. Permian Brachiopods from Axel Heiberg Island, Canada, and an Index of Sampling Efficiency. Journal of Paleontology 45(3):502-521

Belongs to Paeckelmannella according to F. G. Stehli and R. E. Grant 1971

Sister taxa: Paeckelmanella alatiformis, Paeckelmanella dieneri, Paeckelmanella expansa, Paeckelmanella laevis, Paeckelmanella latissima, Paeckelmanella tenuicostata, Paeckelmanella wimani

Type specimen: GSC 26169. Its type locality is Svartevaeg Cliffs, Axel Heiberg Island, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in Canada.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Svartevaeg Cliffs, Axel Heiberg Island

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