Luthieria diminuta Lavié et al. 2021 (lamp shell)

Lingulata - Lingulida - Obolidae

Full reference: F. J. Lavié, A. I. Mestre, and M. G. Carrera. 2021. Middle Ordovician linguliformean microbrachiopods from western Argentina: new data and biogeographic implications. Journal of Paleontology 95(4):720-732

Belongs to Luthieria according to F. J. Lavié et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: INGEO-IMP 10001, a shell. Its type locality is Quebrada La Brecha Section, LCR4, which is in a Darriwilian carbonate grainstone in the San Juan Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Quebrada La Brecha Section, LCR4

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