†Comelicania megalotis Stache 1878 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Alternative combination: Spirifer megalotis
Synonyms: Comelicania doryphora Merla 1930, Comelicania rostrata Merla 1930, Spirifer (Comelicania) vultur Stache 1878, Spirifer insanus Stache 1878, Spirifer vultur Stache 1878
Belongs to Comelicania according to R. Posenato 1998
See also Schréter 1963
Sister taxa: Comelicania haueri, Comelicania merlai, Spitispirifer bisulcatus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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