Tritoechia karmbergensis Laurie 1980 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Polytoechiidae

Full reference: J. R. Laurie. 1980. Early Ordovician orthide brachiopods from southern Tasmania. Alcheringa 4(1):11-23

Belongs to Tritoechia according to J. R. Laurie 1980

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

Type specimen: UTGD 97434. Its type locality is Intersection of Nine Road and Florentine Road;, which is in a Castlemainian carbonate limestone in the Karmberg Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Intersection of Nine Road and Florentine Road;

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