Paraplicatifera regularis Zhao and Tan 1984 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Full reference: R. X. Zhao and Z. X. Tan. 1984. Lower Permian brachiopods from Sangzhi, Hunan. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23(1):20-31

Belongs to Paraplicatifera according to S. Z. Shen et al. 2017

See also Shen et al. 2016 and Zhao and Tan 1984

Sister taxa: Paraplicatifera concentrica, Paraplicatifera sangzhiensis, Paraplicatifera thaica

Type specimen: Hunan Geological Bureau HB257. Its type locality is Rencunping section, bed 8, RCF9, Sangzhi County, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (11 collections)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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