Squamularia suborbicularis Reed 1944 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Alternative combination: Phricodothyris suborbicularis

Belongs to Squamularia according to Reed 1944

Sister taxa: Squamularia dieneri, Squamularia elegantuloides, Squamularia marcouxi, Squamularia ovalis, Squamularia postgrandis, Squamularia pulcherrima, Squamularia rotundata, Squamularia superba, Squamularia umbonalis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Khovsgol Somon, Unit 1 (Permian of Mongolia)

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