†Alexenia mucronata Liao 1979 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Full reference: Z. T. Liao. 1979. Uppermost Carboniferous brachiopods from western Guizhou. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 18(6):527-546
Belongs to Alexenia according to L. Li et al. 1986
See also Liao 1979
Sister taxa: Alexenia alta, Alexenia gratiodentalis, Alexenia occidentalis, Alexenia protexta, Alexenia subquadrata
Type specimen: NIGP 51323
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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