Marginifera (Arenaria) ovalis Waagen 1884 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida

Alternative combinations: Marginifera ovalis, Productus ovalis

Synonyms: Marginifera praenuntia Reed 1944, Marginifera protracta Reed 1944

Full reference: W. Waagen. 1884. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 4. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):611-728

Belongs to Marginifera (Arenaria) according to Z. Q. Chen and G. R. Shi 2006

See also Albrecht 1924, Douglas 1936, Fliegel 1901, Grant 1968, Reed 1944 and Waagen 1884

Sister taxa: Marginifera (Arenaria) arenaria, Marginifera (Arenaria) echinata, Marginifera (Arenaria) excavata, Marginifera (Arenaria) transversa, Marginifera (Arenaria) yinjishaensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Azerbaijan (1 collection), China (1), Indonesia (1), Iran (3), Pakistan (12), Serbia (1)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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