Trigonotreta stokesi Koenig 1825 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Trigonotretidae

Alternative combinations: Spirifer stokesii, Spiriferina stokesi

Full reference: C. D. E. Koenig. 1825. Icones Fossilium Sectiles, Centuria Prima 1-4

Belongs to Trigonotreta according to G. A. Cisterna and G. R. Shi 2014

Sister taxa: Spirifer (Trigonotreta) strigosus, Trigonotreta australis, Trigonotreta cracovensis, Trigonotreta guizhouensis, Trigonotreta hobartensis, Trigonotreta larghii, Trigonotreta lightjacki, Trigonotreta lyonsensis, Trigonotreta orientensis, Trigonotreta sanjuanensis, Trigonotreta semicircularis, Trigonotreta stokesii, Trigonotreta victoriae

Type specimen: BMNH B4798. Its type locality is Insula Van Diemen Novae Hollandiae, which is in a Sakmarian coastal sandstone in the Swifts Jetty Sandstone Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (17 collections), India (1)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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