Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Alternative combinations: Araxathyris discusella, Spirigerella discurella, Spirigerella discusella
Full reference: G. Xu and R. E. Grant. 1994. Brachiopods near the Permian-Triassic boundary in South China. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 76:1-68
Belongs to Tarimathyris according to Z. Q. Chen and G. R. Shi 2006
See also Shen et al. 2004, Xu and Grant 1994 and Xu and Grant 1996
Sister taxa: Tarimathyris hotanensis, Tarimathyris minima, Tarimathyris ovaloides, Tarimathyris postambigua
Type specimen: USNM 456175, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is Liangfenya, Beifengjing Section, Changxing Fm, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.
Distribution:
• Permian of China (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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