Schizophoria kintaensis Shi and Waterhouse 1991 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Full reference: G. R. Shi and J. B. Waterhouse. 1991. Early Permian brachiopods from Perak, west Malaysia. Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences 6:25-39

Belongs to Schizophoria according to G. R. Shi and J. B. Waterhouse 1991

Sister taxa: Orthis (Schizophoria) iowensis, Schizophoria (Eoschizophoria), Schizophoria (Rhenoschizophoria), Schizophoria (Schizophoria), Schizophoria amanaensis, Schizophoria annanaensis, Schizophoria chouteauensis, Schizophoria depressa, Schizophoria kutsingensis, Schizophoria lata, Schizophoria nevadaensis, Schizophoria paraprima, Schizophoria parenteletiformis, Schizophoria poststriatula, Schizophoria resupinata, Schizophoria rhomboidalis, Schizophoria striatula, Schizophoria striatula, Schizophoria sulcata, Schizophoria supracarbonica, Schizophoria swallowi, Schizophoria tani, Schizophoria upensis, Schizophoria verulamensis, Schizophoria vulvaria

Type specimen: GSM 96002F, a shell (conjoined specimen). Its type locality is Nam Loong No. 1 Mine, Kinta Valley, Kampar, which is in a Sakmarian carbonate limestone in the Nam Loong Formation of Malaysia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Nam Loong No. 1 Mine, Kinta Valley, Kampar

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