Monticulifera hechuanensis Lu 1978 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Monticuliferidae

Full reference: T. C. Lu. 1978. Brachiopod taxonomic names. Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2:233-262

Belongs to Monticulifera according to T. C. Lu 1978

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

Type specimen: Sb 4072. Its type locality is Huayingshan, Maokou Formation, Hechuan County, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Huayingshan, Maokou Formation, Hechuan County

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