Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Full reference: S. Hu and Y. G. Jin. 1982. Brachiopod taxonomic names. Palaeontological Atlas of East China 2:186-256
Belongs to Orthotichia according to J. I. Tazawa and K. Nakamura 2015
See also Hu and Jin 1982, Hu and Jin 1983 and Sun 1991
Sister taxa: Orthotichia altilis, Orthotichia avushensis, Orthotichia chekiangensis, Orthotichia derbyi, Orthotichia fushanensis, Orthotichia gypidularhynchia, Orthotichia hueconiana, Orthotichia irregularis, Orthotichia japonica, Orthotichia kozlowskii, Orthotichia latirostrata, Orthotichia lengshuixiensis, Orthotichia lentiformis, Orthotichia magnifica, Orthotichia marmorea, Orthotichia morganiana, Orthotichia nana, Orthotichia nawtawaketensis, Orthotichia newelli, Orthotichia parva, Orthotichia pentamera, Orthotichia sulcata, Orthotichia tongluensis, Orthotichia transversa, Orthotichia trigona, Orthotichia xizangensis
Type specimen: Nanjing Inst Geol Min Res Br007. Its type locality is Duanwu Section, Chetou, Yudou County, which is in a Wordian marine limestone in the Xiaojiangbian Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (3 collections), Japan (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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