†Sortanella Nikitin and Popov 1996 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptestiidae
Full reference: I. F. Nikitin and L. E. Popov. 1996. Strophomenid and triplesiid brachiopods from an Upper Ordovician carbonate mound in central Kazakhstan. Alcheringa 20:1-20
Parent taxon: Leptestiidae according to A. Williams et al. 2007
See also Nikitin and Popov 1996
Sister taxa: Bekella, Bilobia, Isophragmatinae, Isopiiragmatinae, Leangella, Leptestia, Leptestiina, Rurambonites, Sampo
Subtaxa: Sortanella quinquecostata
Type: Sortanella quinquecostata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Kazakhstan (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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