Tongzithyris episulcata Jin et al. 1974 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Full reference: Y. G. Jin, Z. T. Liao, and B. X. Fang. 1974. Permian brachiopods. Handbook of the Stratigraphy and Paleontology of Southwest China 308-313

Belongs to Tongzithyris according to G. Xu and R. E. Grant 1994

See also Feng and Jiang 1978

Sister taxa: Tongzithyris anshunensis, Tongzithyris extensa, Tongzithyris sichuanensis

Type specimen: NIGP 22501, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is Chumipu Section, Tongzi County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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