Sortanella quinquecostata Nikitin and Popov 1996 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptestiidae

Full reference: I. F. Nikitin and L. E. Popov. 1996. Strophomenid and triplesiid brachiopods from an Upper Ordovician carbonate mound in central Kazakhstan. Alcheringa 20:1-20

Belongs to Sortanella according to I. F. Nikitin and L. E. Popov 1996

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: 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.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Kazakhstan (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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