Beecheria lidarensis Diener 1915 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Beecheriidae

Alternative combinations: Dielasma lidarense, Dielasma lidarensis

Full reference: C. Diener. 1915. The Anthracolithic faunae of Kashmir, Kanaur and Spiti. Palaeontologia Indica, New Series 5(2):1-135

Belongs to Beecheria according to E. Garzanti et al. 1998

See also Diener 1915 and Reed 1932

Sister taxa: Beecheria angusta, Beecheria bovidens, Beecheria chouteauensis, Beecheria curva, Beecheria elliptica, Beecheria expansa, Beecheria fernglenensis, Beecheria kargaliensis, Beecheria magna, Beecheria netschajewi, Beecheria samarica

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of India (1 collection)

• Carboniferous of India (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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