†Spitzbergenia loveni Wiman 1914 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae
Alternative combinations: Cancrinella loweni, Cancrinelloides loveni, Productus loveni
Belongs to Spitzbergenia according to T. G. Sarycheva 1977
See also Bamber and Waterhouse 1971 and Ustritsky and Chernyak 1963
Sister taxa: Spitzbergenia alferovi, Spitzbergenia gracilis, Spitzbergenia khinlopensis, Spitzbergenia pseudovelensis, Spitzbergenia snjatkovi
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories collection), the Russian Federation (2), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (6)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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