Ploughsharella putaoshanensis Liang 1982 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida

Full reference: W. Liang. 1982. Brachiopod taxonomic names. Palaeontological Atlas of East China 2:186-256

Belongs to Ploughsharella according to W. Liang 1982

Sister taxon: Ploughsharella diminuta

Type specimen: Its type locality is Putaoshan, Longtan Fm, Changxing County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Longtan Formation of China

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Putaoshan, Longtan Fm, Changxing County

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