†Sulcatinella opima Yang and Yin 1962 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Alternative combination: Aulacothyris opima
Belongs to Sulcatinella according to G. R. Xu and G. C. Liu 1983
See also Guo and Chen 2022 and Jin et al. 1979
Sister taxa: Sulcatinella dorsaplana, Sulcatinella elongata, Sulcatinella gregalis, Sulcatinella incrassata, Sulcatinella semiplana, Sulcatinella subsulcata, Sulcatinella sulcata, Sulcatinella waehneri
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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