†Mimaria lepton Gemmellaro 1899 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Heterelasminidae
Alternative combinations: Heterelasmina lepton, Jisuina lepton, Rhaetina lepton
Full reference: G. G. Gemmellaro. 1899. La Fauna dei Calcari Con Fusulina della Valle del Fiume Sosio nella Provincia di Palermo, Brachiopoda. Giornale di Scienze Naturali ed Economiche Palermo 21:95-202
Belongs to Mimaria according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1976
See also Grunt and Dmitriev 1973 and Stehli 1962
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (8 collections), Tajikistan (6)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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