Tritoechia kendyktasica Rukavishnikova 1961 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Polytoechiidae

Belongs to Tritoechia according to L. E. Popov et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Tritoechia (Parvitritoechia), Tritoechia (Tritoechia), Tritoechia alta, Tritoechia billingsi, Tritoechia careyi, Tritoechia crassa, Tritoechia delicatula, Tritoechia florentinensis, Tritoechia karmbergensis, Tritoechia lewisi, Tritoechia mollesensis, Tritoechia quebecensis, Tritoechia sinuata, Tritoechia tokmakensis, Tritoechia typica

Type specimen: IGNA 2468/2, a valve (internal mold of ventral valve). Its type locality is West side of Agalatas River, Kendyktas Range, which is in a Migneintian carbonate limestone in the Agalatas Formation of Kazakhstan.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at West side of Agalatas River, Kendyktas Range

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