Ornithella jomdaensis Xu 1978 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Full reference: G. R. Xu. 1978. Triassic Brachiopoda. Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2:267-314

Belongs to Ornithella according to G. R. Xu 1978

Sister taxa: Ornithella (Delmontanella), Ornithella blumbergensis, Ornithella boxensis, Ornithella curticensis, Ornithella digonoides, Ornithella douvillei, Ornithella expolita, Ornithella gemina, Ornithella longa, Ornithella moeschi, Ornithella pseudolagenalis, Ornithella sichuanensis, Ornithella skidegatensis, Ornithella syringothyrides, Microthyridina farquharsoni

Type specimen: Its type locality is Chesuosi, Jomda County, which is in a Norian carbonate limestone in the Jiapila Formation of China

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Chesuosi, Jomda County

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