Ptychomentzelia dobrogeana Gaetani 2019 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae

Full reference: M. Gaetani. 2019. Taxonomic names, in Upper Spathian to Bithynian (Lower to Middle Triassic) brachiopods from North Dobrogea (Romania). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 125:91-123

Belongs to Ptychomentzelia according to M. Gaetani 2019

Sister taxa: Ptychomentzelia propontica, Ptychomentzelia simionescui

Type specimen: LPB IIIb 872, a shell. Its type locality is Mahmudia Quarry, Caeracul Mare Hill, sample 114, which is in a Bithynian reef, buildup or bioherm bindstone in the Caerace Formation of Romania.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Mahmudia Quarry, Caeracul Mare Hill, sample 114

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