Plicatocyrtia zitteli Schellwien 1892 (lamp shell)

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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