Nisusia multicostata Holmer et al. 2019 (lamp shell)

Kutorginata - Kutorginida - Nisusiidae

Full reference: L. E. Holmer, M.‐R. Kebria‐ee Zadeh, L. E. Popov, M. Ghobadi Pour, J. J. Alvaro, V. Hairapetian, and Z. Zhang. 2019. Cambrian rhynchonelliform nisusioid brachiopods: phylogeny and distribution. Papers in Palaeontology 5(3):559-575

Belongs to Nisusia according to L. E. Holmer et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Nisusia alberta, Nisusia ancauchensis, Nisusia borealis, Nisusia cloudi, Nisusia festinata, Nisusia fulleri, Nisusia howelli, Nisusia kotujensis, Nisusia minussensis, Nisusia nasuta, Nisusia pospelovi

Type specimen: NMW 2018.4G.1. Its type locality is MK-2015/1. Mila-Kuh Hill, which is in an Amgan reef, buildup or bioherm wackestone in the Mila Formation of Iran.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at MK-2015/1. Mila-Kuh Hill

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