Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Alternative combinations: Araxathyris shuizhutangensis, Spirigerella shuizhutangensis
Full reference: L.P. Zhan. 1979. Taxonomic Descriptions. The Coal-Bearing Strata and Fossils of the Late Permian from Guangdong 1-166
Belongs to Juxathyris according to S.-Z. Shen et al. 2004
See also Xu and Grant 1996
Sister taxa: Athyris rhynchonelloides, Juxathyris abrupta, Juxathyris apionucula, Juxathyris bisulcata, Juxathyris bisulcatum, Juxathyris doliformis, Juxathyris elongata, Juxathyris gaoqiaoensis, Juxathyris guizhouensis, Juxathyris linguformis, Juxathyris mongoliensis, Juxathyris obesa, Juxathyris omeishanensis, Juxathyris orbiculariformis, Juxathyris pinguis, Juxathyris rectimarginalis, Juxathyris subcircularis, Juxathyris zhijinensis, Spirigerella disulcata, Spirigerella gulingensis, Spirigerella leshanensis
Type specimen: K-0193, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is Shuizhutang, Lianxian Area, Shuizhutang Fm, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal siliciclastic in the Shuizhutang Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
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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