Lespius de Gregorio 1930 (lamp shell)

Brachiopoda

Full reference: A. de Gregorio. 1930. Sul Permiano di Sicilia (fossili del calcare con Fusulina di Palazzo Adriano non descritti dal Prof. G. Gemmellaro conservati nel mio privato gabinetto). Annales de Géologie et de Paléontologie 52:1-70

Parent taxon: Brachiopoda according to C. C. Branson 1948

Sister taxa: Acanthotretella, Ancylopoda, Arthropomata, Articulata, Clitambonoidea, Craniiformea, Dallinacea, Dichotomosella, Drakozoon, Ecardines, Ernogia, Helictopoda, Inarticulata, Lathamella, Linguliformea, Lyopomata, Mammosum, Mickwitziidae, Oymurania, Plectorhynchonella, Pygocaulia, Rhynchonelliformea, Rictia, Surindia, Testicardines, Thecidium, Tommotiida, Vjalovithyris

Subtaxa: Lespius favoritus

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Type: Lespius favoritus

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Sosio Limestone near Palazzo Adriano (de Gregorio coll) (Permian of Italy)

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