Tivertonia pillahuincensis Harrington 1955 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae

Alternative combination: Chonetes pillahuincensis

Full reference: H. J. Harrington. 1955. The Permian Eurydesma fauna of eastern Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 29(1):112-128

Belongs to Tivertonia according to N. W. Archbold 1983

See also Harrington 1955

Sister taxa: Tivertonia barbwirensis, Tivertonia chumikensis, Tivertonia jachalensis, Tivertonia tatamariensis, Tivertonia yarrolensis

Type specimen: UBA 5772. Its type locality is Arroyo Piedra Azul, Bed BM6, Sierra Pillahuinco, which is in a Sakmarian marine shale in the Bonete Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Arroyo Piedra Azul, Bed BM6, Sierra Pillahuinco

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