Adygella himalayana Bittner 1899 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Alternative combinations: Dielasma himalayanum, Terebratula (Dielasma) himalayanum

Belongs to Adygella according to Y. G. Jin et al. 1976

See also Diener 1907, Gaetani 2018, Siblik 1975 and Trechmann 1917

Sister taxa: Adygella biplicata, Adygella bittneri, Adygella circulata, Adygella cubanica, Adygella pentagonalis, Adygella rugosoplicata, Adygella socotrana, Adygella subsphaerica

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (3 collections), India (6), Nepal (1), New Zealand (2)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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