Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae
Alternative combination: Orthotetes callytharrensis
Full reference: G. A. Thomas. 1958. The Permian Orthotetacea of Western Australia. Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 39:1-158
Belongs to Permorthotetes according to G. A. Thomas 1958
See also Nakamura 1972
Sister taxa: Werriea australis, Permorthotetes camerata, Permorthotetes lindneri, Permorthotetes teicherti, Permorthotetes crespinae
Type specimen: CPC 1473, a valve (Ventral valve). Its type locality is BMR G202, Lyons River Homestead, which is in a Sakmarian coastal siliciclastic in the Callytharra Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (15 collections), Japan (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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