Permorthotetes camerata Thomas 1958 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae

Full reference: G. A. Thomas. 1958. The Permian Orthotetacea of Western Australia. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 39:1-158

Belongs to Permorthotetes according to G. A. Thomas 1958

Sister taxa: Werriea australis, Permorthotetes teicherti, Permorthotetes callytharrensis, Permorthotetes lindneri, Permorthotetes crespinae

Type specimen: CPC 1514, a valve (Ventral valve). Its type locality is BMR GW32, Mingenew Outcamp, Bidgemia Station, which is in an Artinskian coastal siliciclastic in the Callytharra Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (9 collections)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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