Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Polytoechiidae
Full reference: L. E. Popov, O. Vinn, and O. I. Nikitina. 2001. Brachiopods of the redefined family Tritoechiidae from the Ordovician of Kazakhstan and South Urals. Geobios 34(2):131-155
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 kendyktasica, Tritoechia lewisi, Tritoechia mollesensis, Tritoechia quebecensis, Tritoechia sinuata, Tritoechia typica
Type specimen: NMW 98.64G.11, a valve (ventral internal mould). Its type locality is Sample 5758. South of the Agalatas River valley, which is in a Floian carbonate sandstone in the Kurday Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Sample 5758. South of the Agalatas River valley
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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