Wufengella bengtsoni Guo et al. 2022 (lamp shell)

Brachiopoda - Tommotiida

Full reference: J. Guo, L. A. Parry, J. Vinther, G. D. Edgecombe, F. Wei, J. Zhao, Y. Zhao, O. Béthoux, X. Lei, A. Chen, X. Hou, T. Chen, and P. Cong. 2022. A Cambrian tommotiid preserving soft tissues reveals the metameric ancestry of lophophorates. Current Biology 32:4769-4778

Belongs to Wufengella according to J. Guo et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CJHMD00041, a shell (sclerites + soft parts). Its type locality is Haikou [Yuanshan Fm (formerly Qiongzhusi)], which is in an Atdabanian marine mudstone in the Yuanshan Formation of China.

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Haikou [Yuanshan Fm (formerly Qiongzhusi)]

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