Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Alternative combinations: Araxathyris subpentagulata, Araxathyris subpentangulata
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 Rectambitus according to S.-Z. Shen et al. 2004
See also Xu and Grant 1994 and Xu and Grant 1996
Sister taxa: Rectambitus spondomarginata, Rectambitus xui
Type specimen: USNM 456168, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is Xikou Section, Zhen'an County, which is in a Changhsingian marine horizon in the Longdongchuan Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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