Anopliella tangxiangensis Vogel et al. 1989 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Anopliidae

Alternative combination: Tuberella tangxiangensis

Full reference: K. Vogel, X. Han-kui, and F. Langenstrassen. 1989. Brachiopods and their relation to facies development in the lower and Middle Devonian of Nandan, Guangxi, South China. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 110:17-59

Belongs to Anopliella according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Vogel et al. 1989

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Meter 1830 Early Devonian fauna from the middle Tangxiang Fm, Luofo China, which is in an Emsian basinal (siliciclastic) mudstone in the Tangxiang Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Meter 1830 Early Devonian fauna from the middle Tangxiang Fm, Luofo China

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