†Rugatia costiformis Chang 1987 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Full reference: M. L. Chang. 1987. Fossil brachiopoda from Chihsia Formation, Anqing, Anhui. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 26:753-766
Belongs to Rugatia according to M. L. Chang 1987
Sister taxa: Rugatia andersoni, Rugatia convexa, Rugatia incurvata, Rugatia intermedia, Rugatia mckeei, Rugatia occidentalis, Rugatia paraindica
Type specimen: NIGP 97312, a valve (ventral valve). Its type locality is Bailujian, Bed 8, Anqing County, which is in a Kungurian open shallow subtidal limestone/limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Bailujian, Bed 8, Anqing County
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