Lowenstamia Stehli 1961 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Gillediidae

Lowenstamia STEHLI 1961, a terebratulid brachiopod, not the homonym Lowenstamia SOHL 1964, a gastropod

Full reference: F.G. Stehli. 1961. New genera of upper Paleozoic terebratuloids. Journal of Paleontology 35(3):457-466

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

See also Chen 2004 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aneuthelasma, Balanoconcha, Bisolcatelasma, Camarelasma, Gilledia, Maorielasma, Omanilasma, Paragilledia, Pyandzhelasma, Tacinia

Subtaxa: Lowenstamia ampla Lowenstamia gegyaiensis Lowenstamia texana

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Type: Lowenstamia texana

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (4 collections), United States (7: Texas)

Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences

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