Psioidea nelsonensis Trechmann 1917 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Rastelligeridae

Alternative combination: Spiriferina nelsonensis

Full reference: C. T. Trechmann. 1917. The Trias of New Zealand. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 73(3):165-246

Belongs to Psioidea according to A. S. Dagys 1974

Sister taxa: Psioidea muliensis, Psioidea paragriesbachi

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Mount Heslington (Triassic of New Zealand)

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