†Pamirothyris kushlini Dagys 1963 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida
Alternative combination: Lobothyris kushlini
Full reference: A. S. Dagys. 1963. Upper Triassic brachiopods of the southern USSR 1-238
Belongs to Pamirothyris according to M. R. Sandy 1994
See also Jin et al. 1976 and Xu 1978
Sister taxon: Pamirothyris xinxiangensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Kastanat-Dzhilga, which is in a Norian/Rhaetian marine limestone in the Bazardarin Formation of Tajikistan
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections), Peru (2), Tajikistan (3)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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