Pseudospiriferina multicostata Yang and Xu 1966 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Spiriferellinidae

Full reference: T. Y. Yang and G. R. Xu. 1966. Triassic Brachiopods of Central Guizhou Province 1-151

Belongs to Pseudospiriferina according to Z. Sun et al. 2009

See also Feng and Jiang 1978, Xu 1978 and Yang and Xu 1966

Sister taxa: Pseudospiriferina lipoldiformis, Pseudospiriferina paucicostata, Pseudospiriferina pinguis, Pseudospiriferina tsinghaiensis, Pseudospiriferina variabilis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Yinshanpo KC267c, Qingyan, which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian marine shale/marl in the Qingyan Formation of China

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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