Tosuhuthyris obliquus Sun and Ye 1982 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Full reference: D. L. Sun and S. L. Ye. 1982. Middle Triassic brachiopods from the Tosu Lake area, central Qinghai. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 21(2):153-173

Belongs to Tosuhuthyris according to D. L. Sun and S. L. Ye 1982

Sister taxa: Tosuhuthyris lens, Tosuhuthyris sulcus

Type specimen: NIGPAS 67056, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is Naocangjian Valley 72P1F46-12, Heihai District, Madoi County, which is in an Aegean/Bithynian marine horizon in the Naocangjiangou Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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