Neoretzia superba Suess 1856 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Neoretziidae

Alternative combinations: Retzia superba, Waldheimia superba

Synonyms: Neoretzia superbescens Bittner 1890, Retzia superbescens Bittner 1890

Belongs to Neoretzia according to M. Siblik and G. Bryda 2005

See also Dagys 1974, Grunt 1986, Iordan 1993, Jin et al. 1979, Jin et al. 1985, Pearson 1977 and Zugmayer 1882

Sister taxa: Neoretzia asiatica, Neoretzia jingguensis, Neoretzia nyalamensis, Neoretzia obliquusa, Neoretzia tibetensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (9 collections), China (1), Iran (1), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (6), Slovakia (1), Turkey (1)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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