†subfamily Lochengiinae Ching and Yang 1977 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Parent taxon: Athyrididae according to A. Williams et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Athyridinae, Athyris naliensis, Athyrisininae, Baliqliqia, Cleiothyridininae, Comelicaniinae, Didymothyridinae, Helenathyridinae, Janicepsinae, Kintathyris, Mayangella, Pachyplaxoides, Plicathyridinae, Pradoiinae, Protathyridinae, Spirigerellinae, Tarimathyris, Transcaucasathyriinae, Xenosariinae

Subtaxa: Cryptospirifer Galeatathyris Lochengia Titanothyris

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Type: Lochengia

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Armenia (2 collections), China (28), Iran (2), Japan (1), Turkey (1)

• Carboniferous of China (1)

• Devonian of China (1)

Total: 36 collections including 47 occurrences

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