Cyrolexis haquei Grant 1965 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Psilocamaridae

Full reference: R. E. Grant. 1965. The brachiopod superfamily Stenoscismatacea. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Contributions 148(2):1-192

Belongs to Cyrolexis according to W. King 1850

Sister taxa: Cyrolexis beccojectus, Cyrolexis enneaplicata, Cyrolexis grabaui, Cyrolexis netschajevi, Cyrolexis nonakai, Cyrolexis octoplicata, Cyrolexis superstes, Cyrolexis ussuricum, Cyrolexis waageni, Cyrolexis zhangi, Cyrolexis zhongliangshanensis

Type specimen: USNM 142061. Its type locality is Rukhla, Salt Range, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Amb Formation of Pakistan.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Rukhla, Salt Range

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