Turcutheca maxima Chen et al. 1981

Hyolitha - Orthothecida

Full reference: M. Chen, Y. Chen, and S. Zhang. 1981. The small shelly fossil assemblage in the limestone of the uppermost part of the Dengying Formation at Songlingpo, Yichang. Journal of the Wuhan College of Geology, Earth Science 1:32-41

Belongs to Turcutheca according to M. Chen et al. 1981

Sister taxa: Turcutheca annae, Turcutheca crasseocochlia, Turcutheca lubrica, Turcutheca praelinguis, Turcutheca rugata

Type specimen: Its type locality is Songlinpo, lower beds, which is in a Meishucunian carbonate dolomite in the Dengying Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Songlinpo, lower beds

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