Lunaria sangkaensis Jin et al. 1979 (rhynchonellid brachiopod)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae

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

Belongs to Lunaria according to Y. G. Jin et al. 1979

Sister taxa: Lunaria dorsata, Lunaria moduensis

Type specimen: NIGP 42817, a shell. Its type locality is Sangka WOOF1, Leiwuqi county, which is in a Triassic marine horizon in China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Sangka WOOF1, Leiwuqi county

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