Altoplicatella Xu and Liu 1983 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Lepismatinidae

Full reference: G. R. Xu and G. C. Liu. 1983. Systematic Description: Brachiopods. Triassic of the southern Qilian Mountains 84-128

Parent taxon: Lepismatininae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Lepismatina, Pseudolepismatina, Tianjunospina

Subtaxa: Altoplicatella altiarea

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Type: Altoplicatella altiarea

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Altoplicatella in the database

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