Plectoconcha delicata Sun et al. 1979 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Plectoconchidae

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 Plectoconcha according to D. L. Sun et al. 1979

Sister taxa: Plectoconcha aequiplicata, Plectoconcha newbyi

Type specimen: NIGP 43051

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Plectoconcha delicata in the database

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