Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Full reference: G. R. Shi, S.Z. Shen, and N.W. Archbold. 1999. Gruntea gen. nov. a new Permian spirigerellid (Brachiopoda) genus from Selong, southern Tibet, China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 38:346-352
Parent taxon: Spirigerellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2007
See also Shen et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Araxathyris, Cardiothyris, Composita, Densalvus, Iniathyris, Nordathyris, Planalvus, Posicomta, Pseudopentagonia, Rectambitus, Septospirigerella, Spirigerella, Tongzithyris, Tulathyris, Uldziathyris
Subtaxa: Gruntea grunti
Type: Posicomta grunti
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (10 collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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