Palaeotrimerella Li and Han 1980 (lamp shell)

Craniata - Trimerellida - Trimerellidae

Parent taxon: Trimerellidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Belubula, Bowanpodium, Corystops, Costitrimerella, Dinobolus, Eodinobolus, Fengzuella, Gasconsia, Gyroselenella, Keteiodoros, Monomerella, Obolellina, Ovidiella, Paradinobolus, Peritrimerella, Porcidium, Rhynobolus, Sinotrimerella, Trimerella, Yidurella

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Sarytuma, Betpak-Dala desert, mud mound (Ordovician of Kazakhstan)

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