Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Alternative combination: Orthothetina provecta
Full reference: Z. T. Liao. 1980. Upper Permian brachiopods from western Guizhou. Late Permian Stratigraphy and Fossils in Western Guizhou and Eastern Yunnan 241-277
Belongs to Paraorthotetina according to S. Z. Shen and G. R. Shi 2007
See also He and Zhu 1985 and Liao 1980
Sister taxon: Paraorthotetina glausi
Type specimen: NIGP 43426. Its type locality is Jiaozishan Section Bed 17 (AJ-36), Anshun County, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in 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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