Wellerella globosa Koczyrkevicz 1983 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae

Full reference: G. S. Koczyrkevicz. 1983. Brachopod names. Evolution of the latest Permian biota: Dzhulfian and Dorashamian regional stages in the USSR 1-200

Belongs to Wellerella according to G. S. Koczyrkevicz 1983

Sister taxa: Wellerella arthaberi, Wellerella bidentata, Wellerella connivens, Wellerella delicatula, Wellerella girtyi, Wellerella granum, Wellerella hemiplicata, Wellerella lemasi, Wellerella longiplicata, Wellerella minuta, Wellerella multiplicata, Wellerella nitidula, Wellerella osagensis, Wellerella polycostata, Wellerella rotunda, Wellerella saxatilis, Wellerella tetrahedra, Wellerella texana, Wellerella truncata

Type specimen: BPI 707-001. Its type locality is Dorasham II-1, Bed 6, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine mudstone in the Akhura Formation of Azerbaijan.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Azerbaijan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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