Echinalosia melvillensis Waterhouse 1983 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1983. Permian brachiopods from Pija Member, Senja Formation in Manang District of Nepal, with new brachiopod genera and species from other region. Bulletin of the Indian Geologists' Association 16(2):111-151

Belongs to Echinalosia according to J. B. Waterhouse 1983

Sister taxa: Echinalosia ardua, Echinalosia bookeri, Echinalosia curtosa, Echinalosia dejecta, Echinalosia denisoni, Echinalosia discinia, Echinalosia glabra, Echinalosia indica, Echinalosia magnispina, Echinalosia maxwelli, Echinalosia minima, Echinalosia nodosa, Echinalosia ovalis, Echinalosia perforata, Echinalosia preovalis, Echinalosia prideri, Echinalosia rarispina, Echinalosia robusta, Echinalosia simpsoni, Echinalosia telfordi, Echinalosia wassi, Echinalosia zaga

Type specimen: Its type locality is GSC 35316, Sabine Peninsula, Melville Island, which is in a Wordian marine horizon in Canada

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at GSC 35316, Sabine Peninsula, Melville Island

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