Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Synonym: Orthothetina exquisita Shen et al. 1992
Full reference: Z. X. Tong. 1978. Carboniferous and Permian Brachiopoda. Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2:210-267
Belongs to Orthothetina according to S. Z. Shen and G. R. Shi 2007
See also Shen et al. 1992 and Tong 1978
Sister taxa: Orthothetina azarjani, Orthothetina caojiayingensis, Orthothetina convergens, Orthothetina curvata, Orthothetina deminuta, Orthothetina dzhulfensis, Orthothetina ellipsoides, Orthothetina elongata, Orthothetina emaciatus, Orthothetina eusarkos, Orthothetina frechi, Orthothetina gigantea, Orthothetina hayasakai, Orthothetina iljinae, Orthothetina kayseri, Orthothetina ladina, Orthothetina leei, Orthothetina mianzhuensis, Orthothetina neilsoni, Orthothetina peregrina, Orthothetina persica, Orthothetina planoconvexa, Orthothetina polita, Orthothetina regularis, Orthothetina ruber, Orthothetina ruchae, Orthothetina shuangtangensis, Orthothetina sokolskajae, Orthothetina thomasi, Orthothetina transversa, Orthothetina vediensis, Orthothetina yanziyanensis, Orthothetina yishanensis, Orthothetina yuananensis, Orthothetina zhejiangensis
Type specimens:
- Orthothetina triangularis: Sb 4011. Its type locality is Gaoqiao Section, Liangshan Fm, Mianzhu County, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Liangshan Formation of China.
- Orthothetina exquisita:
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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