Geyerella mongolica Grabau 1931 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Full reference: A. W. Grabau. 1931. The Permian of Mongolia. Natural History of Asia 4:1-665

Belongs to Geyerella according to A. W. Grabau 1931

Sister taxa: Geyerella alpina, Geyerella americana, Geyerella distorta, Geyerella gemmellaroi, Geyerella hessi, Geyerella inexpectata, Geyerella kedaoensis, Geyerella kingorum, Geyerella ofunatoensis, Geyerella ovata, Geyerella rex, Geyerella tschernyschewi, Turriculum imperans

Type specimen: Its type locality is Jisu Honguer 1190, Enteletes Bed, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in the Zhesi Formation of China

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Jisu Honguer 1190, Enteletes Bed

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