†Orbicoelia magna Ustritsky 1960 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Alternative combinations: Ambocoelia magna, Crurithyris magna
Belongs to Orbicoelia according to Z. Q. Chen and G. R. Shi 2006
See also Yang et al. 1977
Sister taxa: Orbicoelia comcincta, Orbicoelia cordata, Orbicoelia dolomitensis, Orbicoelia elongatiformis, Orbicoelia extima, Orbicoelia flabelliformis, Orbicoelia fraterculus, Orbicoelia guadalupensis, Orbicoelia inflata, Orbicoelia tholiaphor, Orbicoelia tschernyschewi, Orbicoelia tumibilis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (9 collections)
• Carboniferous of China (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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