Cathaysia spiriferoides Xu and Grant 1994 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Full reference: G. Xu and R. E. Grant. 1994. Brachiopods near the Permian-Triassic boundary in South China. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 76:1-68

Belongs to Cathaysia according to H. T. Wu and Y. Zhang 2020

See also Li and Shen 2008, Shen et al. 2017 and Xu and Grant 1994

Sister taxa: Cathaysia beifengjingensis, Cathaysia bulangensis, Cathaysia caucasica, Cathaysia chonetoides, Cathaysia jiaogaensis, Cathaysia kengbingensis, Cathaysia niulanshanensis, Cathaysia parvulia, Cathaysia subpusilla, Cathaysia yongdingensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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