Neoretzia asiatica Bittner 1899 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae

Alternative combination: Retzia asiatica

Belongs to Neoretzia according to Y. G. Jin et al. 1979

See also Jin et al. 1976

Sister taxa: Neoretzia jingguensis, Neoretzia nyalamensis, Neoretzia obliquusa, Neoretzia superba, Neoretzia tibetensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tulong JSB43, Nyalam County (Triassic of China)

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