†Ninella tarimensis Qian and Xiao 1984 (lamp shell)
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Brachiopoda - Tommotiida - Lapworthellidae
Alternative combination: Aurisella tarimensis
Full reference: J. Qian and B. Xiao. 1984. An Early Cambrian small shelly fauna from Aksu-Wushi region, Xinjiang. Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 13:65-90
Belongs to Ninella according to S. Conway Morris and A. J. Chapman 1996
See also Qian and Xiao 1984
Sister taxon: Ninella serebrjannikovae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Aksu-Wushi, which is in a Meishucunian marine limestone in the Yurtus Formation of China
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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