Sulcatothyris tkachensis Dagys 1974 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Full reference: A. S. Dagys. 1974. Triassic Brachiopods (Morphology, Classification, Phylogeny, Stratigraphical Significance and Biogeography) 1-387

Belongs to Sulcatothyris according to A. S. Dagys 1974

Sister taxa: Sulcatothyris aulacothyroidea, Sulcatothyris emarginata, Ninglangothyris subcircularis

Type specimen: IGiG 394/290. Its type locality is Tkhach Mt., which is in a Carnian marine limestone in the Russian Federation.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tkhach Mt.

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