Koninckina gigantea Sun et al. 1979 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Koninckinidae

Full reference: D. L. Sun, Y. G. Jin, and S. L. Ye. 1979. Mesozoic brachiopod names. Paleontological atlas of northwest China, Qinghai Volume 1:131-217

Belongs to Koninckina according to Y. G. Jin et al. 1985

See also Sun et al. 1979

Sister taxa: Koninckina alata, Koninckina elegantula, Koninckina leonhardi, Koninckina leopoldiaustriae, Koninckina minor, Koninckina productus, Koninckina subexpansa

Type specimen: NIGP 42794

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lanashan, Moduo, Batang County (Triassic of China)

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