Tannuolina fonini Esakova and Zhegallo 1996 (lamp shell)

Brachiopoda - Tommotiida - Tannuolinidae

Full reference: N. V. Esakova and E. A. Zhegallo. 1996. Biostratigraphy and fauna of Lower Cambrian of Mongolia. Proceedings of the Joint Soviet–Mongolian Paleontological Expedition 46:1-214

Belongs to Tannuolina according to N. V. Novozhilova et al. 2019

See also Esakova and Zhegallo 1996

Sister taxa: Tannuolina maroccana, Tannuolina pavlovi, Tannuolina zhangwentangi

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Khairkhan Section (Cambrian of Russian Federation)

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.