Liaotarimella tarimensis Chen 2004 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida

Alternative combination: Tarimella tarimensis

Full reference: Z. Q. Chen. 2004. Lower Permian reef-dwelling brachiopod faunas from the Tarim Basin, Northwest China: biostratigraphy, palaeoecology and biogeography. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 272(1-4):1-96

Belongs to Liaotarimella according to S. Z. Shen et al. 2017

See also Chen 2004

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: IGPS109072. Its type locality is Uzunbulak Section, Bed 16, Piqiang, Artux City, which is in an Artinskian perireef or subreef shale/siltstone in the Wutankule Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Uzunbulak Section, Bed 16, Piqiang, Artux City

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