Retimarginifera xizangensis Shen et al. 2000 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae

Full reference: S. Z. Shen, N. W. Archbold, G. R. Shi and Z. Q. Chen. 2000. Permian brachiopods from the Selong Xishan Section, Xizang (Tibet), China. Part 1: Stratigraphy, Strophomenida, Productida and Rhynchonellida. Geobios 33(6):725-752

Belongs to Retimarginifera according to H. P. Xu et al. 2018

See also Shen et al. 2000 and Shen et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Retimarginifera alata, Retimarginifera aliensis, Retimarginifera altimontana, Retimarginifera auriculata, Retimarginifera celeteria, Retimarginifera gaetanii, Retimarginifera hoofti, Retimarginifera lapparenti, Retimarginifera perforata, Retimarginifera praelecta, Retimarginifera rimuensis, Retimarginifera sheni, Retimarginifera waterhousei

Type specimen: NMV P148893, a shell (Articulated specimen). Its type locality is Selong Xishan, Bed 9, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in China.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (18 collections)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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