†Tuvinia Andreeva 1982 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Orthidiellidae
Full reference: O. N. Andreeva. 1982. Middle Ordovician brachiopods of Tuva and the Altai region. Paleontological Journal 1982(2):48-59
Parent taxon: Orthidiellidae according to O. I. Nikitina et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Eostrophomena, Orthidiella, Orthidium, Portranella, Trematorthis
Subtaxa: Tuvinia alakulica Tuvinia fasciculata Tuvinia radiata
Type: Tuvinia radiata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Kazakhstan (9 collections), the Russian Federation (4)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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