Beecheria kargaliensis Smirnova 2007 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Beecheriidae

Full reference: T. N. Smirnova. 2007. Permian terebratulids of Eurasia: morphology, systematics, and phylogeny. Paleontological Journal 41(7):707-813

Belongs to Beecheria according to T. N. Smirnova 2007

Sister taxa: Beecheria angusta, Beecheria bovidens, Beecheria chouteauensis, Beecheria curva, Beecheria elliptica, Beecheria expansa, Beecheria fernglenensis, Beecheria lidarensis, Beecheria magna, Beecheria netschajewi, Beecheria samarica

Type specimen: PIN 4898/2516, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is Kargali quarry, Chistopol, which is in a Roadian marine horizon in the Kazan Formation of the Russian Federation.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of the Russian Federation (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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