†Primotimena Zhan et al. 2013 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Glyptomenidae
Full reference: R. Zhan, J. Jin, J. Rong and Y. Liang. 2013. The earliest known strophomenoids (Brachiopoda) from early Middle Ordovician rocks of South China. Palaeontology 56(5):1121-1148
Parent taxon: Glyptomeninae according to R. Zhan et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Avdeevella, Buminomena, Bystromena, Glyptomena, Hesperinia, Linostrophomena, Mjoesina, Paromalomena, Pionomena, Platymena, Pomeromena, Proboscisambon, Qianomena, Resupinsculpta
Subtaxa: Primotimena globula
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Shuanghe, Changning (Ordovician of China)
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