Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Alternative combination: Spirigerella gaoqiaoensis
Synonym: Spirigerella gaojiaoensis Lu 1982 [objective synonym]
Full reference: T. C. Lu. 1978. Brachiopod taxonomic names. Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2:233-262
Belongs to Juxathyris according to M. E. Clapham 2015
Sister taxa: Athyris rhynchonelloides, Juxathyris abrupta, Juxathyris apionucula, Juxathyris bisulcata, Juxathyris bisulcatum, Juxathyris doliformis, Juxathyris elongata, Juxathyris guizhouensis, Juxathyris linguformis, Juxathyris mongoliensis, Juxathyris obesa, Juxathyris omeishanensis, Juxathyris orbiculariformis, Juxathyris pinguis, Juxathyris rectimarginalis, Juxathyris shuizhutangensis, Juxathyris subcircularis, Juxathyris zhijinensis, Spirigerella disulcata, Spirigerella gulingensis, Spirigerella leshanensis
Type specimens:
- Juxathyris gaoqiaoensis: Sb 4136. Its type locality is Gaoqiao Section F4, Mianzhu County, which is in an Artinskian marine horizon in the Liangshan Formation of China.
- Spirigerella gaojiaoensis:
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Gaoqiao Section F4, Mianzhu County
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