Lepismatina shalshalensis Bittner 1899 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Lepismatinidae

Alternative combinations: Costispiriferina shalshalensis, Spiriferina shalshalensis

Belongs to Lepismatina according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Bychkov et al. 1976, Dagys 1965, Dagys 1974, Jin et al. 1976 and Krumbeck 1924

Sister taxa: Lepismatina arctica, Lepismatina hsui, Lepismatina inusitata, Lepismatina lenaensis, Lepismatina lilangensis, Lepismatina mansfieldi, Lepismatina qilianensis, Lepismatina rara, Lepismatina sinucosta, Costispiriferina asiatica, Costispiriferina terekhovi, Costispiriferina viligensis, Costispiriferina manca, Costispiriferina pittensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (1 collection), the Russian Federation (4), Timor-Leste (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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