Orthotichia xizangensis Sun 1983 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae

Full reference: T. Sun. 1983. Early Permian new genera and species of brachiopod fauna in Rutog Duoma area, Xizang (Tibet), China. Earth Science - Journal of Wuhan College of Geology 19(1):119-128

Belongs to Orthotichia according to T. Sun 1983

Sister taxa: Orthotichia altilis, Orthotichia avushensis, Orthotichia chekiangensis, Orthotichia derbyi, Orthotichia fushanensis, Orthotichia gypidularhynchia, Orthotichia hueconiana, Orthotichia irregularis, Orthotichia japonica, Orthotichia jiangxiensis, Orthotichia kozlowskii, Orthotichia latirostrata, Orthotichia lengshuixiensis, Orthotichia lentiformis, Orthotichia magnifica, Orthotichia marmorea, Orthotichia morganiana, Orthotichia nana, Orthotichia nawtawaketensis, Orthotichia newelli, Orthotichia parva, Orthotichia pentamera, Orthotichia sulcata, Orthotichia tongluensis, Orthotichia transversa, Orthotichia trigona

Type specimen: Its type locality is Tuotala Mountain section, Duoma, Rutog, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Tunlonggongba Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Tuotala Mountain section, Duoma, Rutog

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