Parastrophina portentosa Nikitin et al. 1996

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Parastrophinidae

Alternative combination: Parastrophinella portentosa

Belongs to Parastrophina according to J. Jin and L. E. Popov 2008

Sister taxa: Parastrophina anceps, Parastrophina angulosa, Parastrophina balcletchiensis, Parastrophina bilobata, Parastrophina dura, Parastrophina hemiplicata, Parastrophina iliana, Parastrophina lindstroemi, Parastrophina lindstromi, Parastrophina minor, Parastrophina pentagonalis, Parastrophina plena, Parastrophina scotica

Type specimen: CNIGR 28/12888, a valve (conjoined valves). Its type locality is F-1014. Sortan-Manai salt marsh, Betpak-Dala desert, mud mound, which is in a Katian reef, buildup or bioherm floatstone in the Dulankara Formation of Kazakhstan.

Distribution: found only at F-1014. Sortan-Manai salt marsh, Betpak-Dala desert, mud mound

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