Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Hesperorthidae
Full reference: I.F. Nikitin, L.E. Popov, and L.E. Holmer. 1996. Late Ordovician brachiopod assemblage of Hiberno-Salairian type from central Kazakhstan. Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar 118(2):83-96
Belongs to Ptychopleurella according to I.F. Nikitin et al. 1996
Sister taxa: Ptychopleurella angulaticostata, Ptychopleurella arthuri, Ptychopleurella bouchardi, Ptychopleurella decretoria, Ptychopleurella emarginata, Ptychopleurella erecta, Ptychopleurella kleinhamplei, Ptychopleurella lamellosa, Ptychopleurella lapworthi, Ptychopleurella lenzi, Ptychopleurella mediocostata, Ptychopleurella multicostata, Ptychopleurella oklahomensis, Ptychopleurella pirguensis, Ptychopleurella porcia, Ptychopleurella rectangulata, Ptychopleurella separata, Ptychopleurella sulcata, Ptychopleurella transversa, Ptychopleurella twenhofeli, Ptychopleurella uniplicata
Type specimen: Its type locality is F-1014 Sortan-Manai salt marsh, Betpak-Dala desert, mud mound, which is in a Katian reef, buildup or bioherm floatstone in the Dulankara Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at F-1014. Sortan-Manai salt marsh, Betpak-Dala desert, mud mound
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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