†Kamoica chibaensis Hatai 1948 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Frenulinidae
Full reference: K. Hatai. 1948. New Tertiary Brachiopoda from Japan. Journal of Paleontology 22:494-499
Belongs to Kamoica according to K. Hatai 1948
Sister taxa: Jolonica (Compsoria), Jolonica elliptica, Jolonica hedleyi, Jolonica macneili, Jolonica nipponica, Jolonica ryukyuensis
Type specimen: IGPS 72533, a shell. Its type locality is Higashi-Owada, Kimitsu-Gun, which is in a Gelasian/Pleistocene marine siliciclastic in Japan.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Higashi-Owada, Kimitsu-Gun
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