†Leiothycridina expansa Phillips 1836 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Alternative combinations: Actinoconchus expansus, Spirifera expansa
Belongs to Leiothycridina according to T. A. Grunt 1980
See also Kashirtsev 1959 and Lee and Gu 1980
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (4 collections), the Russian Federation (1)
• Carboniferous of Ireland (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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