Kiangsiella distorta Waagen 1884 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Schuchertellidae

Alternative combination: Streptorhynchus distortus

Full reference: W. Waagen. 1884. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 3. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):547-610

Belongs to Kiangsiella according to Z. Q. Chen and Z. T. Liao 2007

See also Waagen 1884

Sister taxa: Kiangsiella compressa, Kiangsiella condoni, Kiangsiella deltoidens, Kiangsiella halliana, Kiangsiella longinucha, Kiangsiella pectiniformis, Kiangsiella pinguis, Kiangsiella tieliensis, Kiangsiella tingi

Type specimen: Its type locality is Virgal, topmost beds of Upper Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian marine sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Pakistan (11 collections)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.