Kochiproductus okutadamiensis Tazawa 2011 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae

Full reference: J. I. Tazawa. 2011. Late Permian (Wuchiapingian) brachiopod fauna from Okutadami, central Japan: systematics, palaeobiogeography and tectonic implications. Paleontological Research 15(3):168-180

Belongs to Kochiproductus according to J. I. Tazawa 2011

Sister taxa: Kochiproductus afghanus, Kochiproductus carboniferous, Kochiproductus elongatus, Kochiproductus longlinensis, Kochiproductus maximus, Kochiproductus occidentalis, Kochiproductus peruvianus, Kochiproductus plexicostatus, Kochiproductus porrectus, Kochiproductus primitivus, Kochiproductus quadratus, Kochiproductus riojanus, Kochiproductus saranaeanus, Kochiproductus sinensis, Kochiproductus sultanaevi, Kochiproductus tianchiensis, Kochiproductus transversus, Kochiproductus victorioensis

Type specimen: NU-B1432, a valve (Ventral valve). Its type locality is Shiratakizawa Valley, Okutadami Area, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine sandstone/shale in the Otori Formation of Japan.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shiratakizawa Valley, Okutadami Area

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