Echinalosia wassi Briggs 1998 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

Full reference: D. J. C. Briggs. 1998. Permian Productidina and Strophalosiidina from the Sydney-Bowen Basin and New England Orogen: systematics and biostratigraphic significance. Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 19:1-258

Belongs to Echinalosia according to D. J. C. Briggs 1998

Sister taxa: Echinalosia ardua, Echinalosia bookeri, Echinalosia curtosa, Echinalosia dejecta, Echinalosia denisoni, Echinalosia discinia, Echinalosia glabra, Echinalosia indica, Echinalosia magnispina, Echinalosia maxwelli, Echinalosia melvillensis, Echinalosia minima, Echinalosia nodosa, Echinalosia ovalis, Echinalosia perforata, Echinalosia preovalis, Echinalosia prideri, Echinalosia rarispina, Echinalosia robusta, Echinalosia simpsoni, Echinalosia telfordi, Echinalosia zaga

Type specimen: UQ F75264, a valve (Ventral valve external mold). Its type locality is UNE L675, Mudgee-Rylstone Road, Lue Railway Station, which is in a Roadian marine siltstone in Australia.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (6 collections), New Zealand (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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