Monticulifera baishagouensis Tong 1978 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae

Full reference: Z. X. Tong. 1978. Carboniferous and Permian Brachiopoda. Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2:210-267

Belongs to Monticulifera according to Y. Zeng et al. 1995

See also Tong 1978

Sister taxa: Monticulifera cassidula, Monticulifera convexa, Monticulifera costella, Monticulifera filosa, Monticulifera hechuanensis, Monticulifera hunanensis, Monticulifera minor, Monticulifera minuta, Monticulifera minzhongensis, Monticulifera paviei, Monticulifera sinensis, Monticulifera yangjiensis

Type specimen: Sb 4070. Its type locality is Baishagou, Yuexi County, which is in a Wordian shallow subtidal limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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