Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidiellidae
Full reference: O. I. Nikitina, L. E. Popov, R. B. Neuman, M. G. Bassett, and L. E. Holmer. 2006. Mid Ordovician (Darriwilian) brachiopods of South Kazakhstan. Studies in Palaeozoic palaeontology 25:145-222
Belongs to Tuvinia according to O. I. Nikitina et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Tuvinia fasciculata, Tuvinia radiata
Type specimen: USNM 485006, a shell (complete shell). Its type locality is Locality 133. 4 kilometers southwest of Alakul Lake, which is in an Abereiddian open shallow subtidal limestone/siltstone in the Alakul Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Kazakhstan (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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