Retimarginifera perforata Waterhouse 1970 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Paucispiniferidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1970. Permian brachiopod Retimarginifera n. gen. n. sp. from the Byro Group of Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 53(4):120-128

Belongs to Retimarginifera according to N. W. Archbold 1993

See also Archbold 1984 and Waterhouse 1970

Sister taxa: Retimarginifera alata, Retimarginifera aliensis, Retimarginifera altimontana, Retimarginifera auriculata, Retimarginifera celeteria, Retimarginifera gaetanii, Retimarginifera hoofti, Retimarginifera lapparenti, Retimarginifera praelecta, Retimarginifera rimuensis, Retimarginifera sheni, Retimarginifera waterhousei, Retimarginifera xizangensis

Type specimen: UWA 59282, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is UWA 27185, Minilya River, Coolkilya Pool, which is in a Kungurian marine siliciclastic in the Cundlego 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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