Punctospirella fragilis Schlotheim 1814 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Pennospiriferinidae

Alternative combinations: Spiriferina fragilis, Terebratulites fragilis

Synonyms: Delthyris flabelliformis Zenker 1834, Terebratulites parasiticus Schlotheim 1813

Belongs to Punctospirella according to Z. Sun et al. 2009

See also Bittner 1890

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 collections), China (1), Germany (4), Hungary (17), Iran (1), Italy (28), New Zealand (5), Poland (5), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (1), Serbia and Montenegro (8), Singapore (1), Slovakia (3), Turkey (1)

Total: 78 collections each including a single occurrence

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