Sinucosta longa Sun and Ye 1982 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Sinucostidae

Full reference: D. L. Sun and S. L. Ye. 1982. Middle Triassic brachiopods from the Tosu Lake area, central Qinghai. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 21(2):153-173

Belongs to Sinucosta according to D. L. Sun and S. L. Ye 1982

Sister taxa: Sinucosta acerrima, Sinucosta bifucata, Sinucosta bittneri, Sinucosta emmrichi, Sinucosta evanescens, Sinucosta granulata, Sinucosta gregaria, Sinucosta impressula, Sinucosta oligoptycha, Sinucosta pectinata, Sinucosta pontica, Sinucosta praecursor, Sinucosta songdae, Guseriplia lanpingensis, Guseriplia tulungensis

Type specimen: NIGPAS 67029, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is Naocangjian Valley 72P1F46-1, Heihai District, Madoi County, which is in an Aegean/Bithynian marine horizon in the Naocangjiangou Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Naocangjian Valley 72P1F46-1, Heihai District, Madoi County

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.