Juxathyris gaoqiaoensis Lu 1978 (lamp shell)

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

See also Lu 1978 and Lu 1982

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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