Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Synonym: Orthothetina mianchuensis Lu 1982

Full reference: T. C. Lu. 1978. Brachiopod taxonomic names. Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2:233-262

Belongs to Orthothetina according to Z. X. Tong 1978

See also Clapham 2015 and Lu 1982

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 neilsoni, Orthothetina peregrina, Orthothetina persica, Orthothetina planoconvexa, Orthothetina polita, Orthothetina regularis, Orthothetina ruber, Orthothetina ruchae, Orthothetina shuangtangensis, Orthothetina sokolskajae, Orthothetina thomasi, Orthothetina transversa, Orthothetina triangularis, Orthothetina vediensis, Orthothetina yanziyanensis, Orthothetina yishanensis, Orthothetina yuananensis, Orthothetina zhejiangensis

Type specimens:

• Orthothetina mianzhuensis: Sb 4008. Its type locality is Gaoqiao Section F2, Mianzhu County, which is in an Artinskian marine horizon in the Liangshan Formation of China.
• Orthothetina mianchuensis:

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Gaoqiao Section F2, Mianzhu County

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