†Elasmata retusus Waterhouse 1982 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1982. An Early Permian cool-water fauna from pebbly mudstones in south Thailand. Geological Magazine 119(4):337-354
Belongs to Elasmata according to G. R. Shi et al. 2001
See also Waterhouse 1982 and Waterhouse and Ranga Rao 1989
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: TBR 527, a valve (Dorsal valve, internal mould). Its type locality is Ko Muk Island, Collection 3, which is in an Asselian marine sandstone in the Lower Formation of Thailand.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Thailand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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