Camenella parilobata Bengtson 1986 (lamp shell)

Brachiopoda - Tommotiida - Tommotiidae

Full reference: S. Bengtson. 1986. A new mongolian species of the Lower Cambrian genus Camenella and the problems of scleritome-based taxonomy of the Tommotiidae. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 60(1):45-55

Belongs to Camenella according to S. Bengtson 1986

Sister taxa: Camenella admiranda, Camenella baltica, Camenella garbowskae, Camenella korolevi, Camenella kozlowskii, Camenella reticulosa

Type specimen: X 2129 (sellate sclerite). Its type locality is Samples Pokrovskaya 95/78 & Korobov 10K 1970, Salaany Gol Section, which is in a Botomian reef, buildup or bioherm conglomerate in the Khairkhan Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Mongolia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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