Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Notothyrididae
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 Rostranteris according to G. Xu and R. E. Grant 1994
Sister taxa: Rostranteris adrianense, Rostranteris bachmutiensis, Rostranteris charymdarensis, Rostranteris exile, Rostranteris gemmellaroi, Rostranteris gibbosum, Rostranteris guttula, Rostranteris inflatum, Rostranteris jakovlevi, Rostranteris mediterraneum, Rostranteris merriami, Rostranteris mongoliensis, Rostranteris ovaleformis, Rostranteris pulchrum, Rostranteris sinuatum, Rostranteris sulcatum, Rostranteris trispinus
Type specimen: USNM 456201, 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 (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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