Retzia pachygaster Laube 1865 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Retziidae

Full reference: G. C. Laube. 1865. Die Fauna der Schichten von St. Cassian: Ein Beitrag zur Paläontologie der Alpinen Trias. II. Abtheilung. Brachiopoden und Bivalven 1-76

Belongs to Retzia according to G. C. Laube 1865

Sister taxa: Retzia arara, Retzia compressa, Retzia himaica, Retzia magnifica, Retzia oxyrhynchus, Retzia procerrima, Retzia radialis, Retzia taramellii, Retzia truncata

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Retzia pachygaster in the database

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