Richthofenia elegans Li 1986 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Richthofeniidae

Full reference: L. Li. 1986. Brachiopod names, in The Brachiopods and the boundary of Late Carboniferous-Early Permian in Longlin region, Guangxi. Bulletin of the Yichang Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources 11:217-237

Belongs to Richthofenia according to L. Li 1986

Sister taxa: Richthofenia anshunensis, Richthofenia caucasica, Richthofenia guangdeensis, Richthofenia lawrenciana, Richthofenia orientalis, Richthofenia sinensis, Richthofenia tilita, Richthofenia ussurica

Type specimen: Its type locality is GP3, Bunuo section, Changme district, Longlin county, which is in a Gzhelian marine horizon in the Maping Formation of China

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at GP3, Bunuo section, Changme district, Longlin county

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