Purdonella malingensis Feng 1978 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae

Full reference: R. L. Feng. 1978. Brachiopod names. Paleontological Atlas of Southwest China, Guizhou Volume 2:231-305

Belongs to Purdonella according to R. L. Feng 1978

Sister taxa: Purdonella markovskii, Purdonella merlai, Purdonella nikitini, Purdonella sadai, Purdonella semiovalis, Purdonella soderberghi, Purdonella tschernyschewiformis, Spirifer (Purdonella) conformis, Spirifer (Purdonella) limitaris

Type specimen: Gb-80, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is Datiankan, Maling, Huaxi, Guiyang, which is in a Sakmarian carbonate limestone in the Maping Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Datiankan, Maling, Huaxi, Guiyang

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