†Wellerellina chongqingensis Shen et al. 1992 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae
Synonym: Wellerellina triplicata Shen et al. 1992
Full reference: S. Z. Shen, X. L. He, and M. L. Zhu. 1992. Changxingian brachiopods from Zhongliang Hill of Chongqing, Sichuan Province. Stratigraphy and Palaeontology of Oil and Gas Bearing Areas in China 3:171-196
Belongs to Wellerellina according to S. Z. Shen and G. R. Shi 2007
See also Shen et al. 1992
Sister taxa: Wellerellina extensa, Wellerellina opima
Type specimens:
- Wellerellina chongqingensis: Its type locality is Beifengjing Section, Bed 14, Zhongliang Hill, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate lime mudstone/mudstone in the Changxing Formation of China
- Wellerellina triplicata: Its type locality is Beifengjing Section, Bed 26, Zhongliang Hill, which is in a Changhsingian open shallow subtidal packstone in the Changxing Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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