†Nisalarinia nisalensis Waterhouse 1978 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Alternative combination: Rugaria nisalensis
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1978. Permian Brachiopoda and Mollusca from north-west Nepal. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 160(1-6):1-175
Belongs to Nisalarinia according to J. B. Waterhouse 2004
See also Waterhouse 1978
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UQF 68841, a valve (Decorticated ventral valve). Its type locality is W1275, Section 13, Popagaon, Karnali, which is in a Changhsingian marine siliciclastic in the Senja Formation of Nepal.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Nepal (18 collections)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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