Waagenites grandicosta Waagen 1884 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Alternative combinations: Chonetes (Dienerella) grandicosta, Chonetes grandicosta, Waagenites grandicostatus

Full reference: W. Waagen. 1884. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 4. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):611-728

Belongs to Waagenites according to L. Lee and F. Gu 1980

See also Reed 1931, Reed 1944, Waagen 1884 and Wardlaw 1977

Sister taxa: Waagenites aequicosta, Waagenites artemovkensis, Waagenites asinuata, Waagenites auriferus, Waagenites barusiensis, Waagenites deplanata, Waagenites dichotoma, Waagenites elegans, Waagenites irregularis, Waagenites mediplicata, Waagenites squamulifera, Waagenites stani, Waagenites sureshanensis, Waagenites trapezoidalis, Waagenites tumenlingensis, Waagenites wynnei, Waagenites yunnanensis, Chonetes (Dienerella) robinsoni

Subtaxa: Chonetes (Dienerella) grandicosta biplex

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (2 collections), Pakistan (29)

Total: 31 collections including 37 occurrences

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