Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae
Full reference: N. W. Archbold. 1984. Western Australian occurrences of the Permian brachiopod genus Retimarginifera. Alcheringa 8:113-122
Belongs to Retimarginifera according to S. Z. Shen et al. 2000
See also Archbold 1984
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 xizangensis
Type specimen: UWA 88129, a partial shell (Incomplete internal mould of conjoined shell). Its type locality is UWA L29, Wandagee Hill, Nalbia Paddock, which is in a Roadian coastal sandstone in the Coolkilya Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (3 collections), China (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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