Waagenoconcha imperfecta Prendergast 1935 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Echinoconchidae

Alternative combination: Waagenoconcha (Wimanoconcha) imperfecta

Synonym: Waagenoconcha vagens Prendergast 1943

Belongs to Waagenoconcha according to Y. Shiino and Y. Suzuki 2007

See also Archbold 1993, Coleman 1957, Tazawa 1974, Tazawa 2001 and Waterhouse 1982

Sister taxa: Waagenoconcha (Gruntoconcha), Waagenoconcha abnakensis, Waagenoconcha angustata, Waagenoconcha asiatica, Waagenoconcha bhalensis, Waagenoconcha convexa, Waagenoconcha cylindricus, Waagenoconcha elegantula, Waagenoconcha gangetica, Waagenoconcha humboldti, Waagenoconcha impercepta, Waagenoconcha irginae, Waagenoconcha irginaeformis, Waagenoconcha krystofovichi, Waagenoconcha leonardensis, Waagenoconcha magnifica, Waagenoconcha omanica, Waagenoconcha parvispinosa, Waagenoconcha payeri, Waagenoconcha peregoedovi, Waagenoconcha permocarbonica, Waagenoconcha piassinaensis, Waagenoconcha platys, Waagenoconcha prophetica, Waagenoconcha punctulata, Waagenoconcha serialis, Waagenoconcha subpermocarbonica, Waagenoconcha sulcata, Waagenoconcha tastubensis, Waagenoconcha tumenlingensis, Waagenoconcha vagans, Waagenoconcha waageni, Waagenoconcha wardlawi, Waagenoconcha wimani

Type specimens:

  • Waagenoconcha imperfecta: UWA 3044, a shell (Articulated shell)
  • Waagenoconcha vagens:

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (7 collections), Japan (1), New Zealand (1)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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