ammonites
Echinalosia minima Maxwell 1954 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

Alternative combination: Strophalosia minima

Full reference: W.G.H. Maxwell. 1954. Strophalosia in the Permian of Queensland. Journal of Paleontology 28(5):535-559

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 mcclungi, Echinalosia melvillensis, Echinalosia nodosa, Echinalosia ovalis, Echinalosia perforata, Echinalosia preovalis, Echinalosia prideri, Echinalosia rarispina, Echinalosia robusta, Echinalosia simpsoni, Echinalosia telfordi, Echinalosia wassi

Type specimen: UQ F16262, a valve (Ventral valve, internal mold). Its type locality is UQ L1384, Bull Creek, Nebo, which is in a Wordian marine siliciclastic in the Blenheim Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): valve 27.6 x 33.8