†Plicatocyrtia zitteli Schellwien 1892 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Alternative combination: Spirifer zitteli
Full reference: E. Schellwien. 1892. Die Fauna des karnischen Fusulinenkalks. Palaeontographica 39:1-56
Belongs to Plicatocyrtia according to K. L. Gauri 1965
See also Schellwien 1892
Sister taxa: Anthracospirifer arcoensis, Anthracospirifer birdspringensis, Anthracospirifer curvilateralis, Anthracospirifer leidyi, Anthracospirifer occiduus, Anthracospirifer oliveirai, Anthracospirifer shawi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Krone, bed 6 (Carboniferous of Italy)
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