Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Full reference: S.-Z. Shen, N.W. Archbold, and G.R. Shi. 2001. A Lopingian (Late Permian) brachiopod fauna from the Qubuerga Formation at Shengmi in the Mount Qomolangma Region of southern Xizang (Tibet), China. Journal of Paleontology 75(2):274-283
Belongs to Costatumulus according to W. Z. Li et al. 2012
See also Shen et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Costatumulus altissima, Costatumulus amosi, Costatumulus bolchovitinovae, Costatumulus caparayensis, Costatumulus capillatus, Costatumulus circularis, Costatumulus crassicostatina, Costatumulus distortus, Costatumulus dongpanensis, Costatumulus expansa, Costatumulus farleyensis, Costatumulus fragosa, Costatumulus germanicus, Costatumulus halli, Costatumulus irwinensis, Costatumulus meritus, Costatumulus minor, Costatumulus occidentalis, Costatumulus papilionata, Costatumulus polliciformis, Costatumulus prolongata, Costatumulus sahnii, Costatumulus sidorkini, Costatumulus tazawai, Costatumulus tumidus, Costatumulus villiersi, Costatumulus yanagidae
Type specimen: NMV P303115, a valve (Ventral valve). Its type locality is Shengmi, Mount Qomolangma region, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siltstone/shale in the Qubuerga Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Shengmi, Mount Qomolangma region
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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