Punctocyrtella gigantea Grunt 1993 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae

Full reference: T. A. Grunt. 1993. New spiriferid brachiopods from Lower Permian of southeastern pamir. Paleontological Journal 27(4):160-166

Belongs to Punctocyrtella according to T. A. Grunt 1993

Sister taxa: Cyrtella allandalensis, Cyrtella berriedalensis, Cyrtella campbelli, Cyrtella erecta, Cyrtella furcata, Cyrtella granulata, Cyrtella koopi, Cyrtella kulikiana, Cyrtella nagmargensis, Cyrtella nobilis, Cyrtella rhombica, Cyrtella subparallela, Cyrtella ulladullensis, Punctocyrtella australis, Punctocyrtella spinosa, Punctocyrtella yunnanensis

Type specimen: PIN 2774/400. Its type locality is Muzdu-Bulak Valley, Tashkazyk Formation, which is in a Sakmarian marine horizon in the Tashkazyk Formation of Tajikistan.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Tajikistan (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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