Strophomenata - Productida - Richthofeniidae
Synonym: Richthofenia lengwuensis Liang 1990
Full reference: W. Waagen. 1885. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 5. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):729-770
Belongs to Richthofenia according to Z. T. Liao 1984
See also Clapham 2015, Liang 1990, Muir-Wood and Cooper 1960, Reed 1944 and Waagen 1885
Sister taxa: Richthofenia anshunensis, Richthofenia caucasica, Richthofenia elegans, Richthofenia guangdeensis, Richthofenia lawrenciana, Richthofenia orientalis, Richthofenia tilita, Richthofenia ussurica
Type specimens:
- Richthofenia sinensis: Its type locality is Mingshan Coalfield, Loping Area, which is in a Lopingian carbonate limestone in China
- Richthofenia lengwuensis: Its type locality is Lengwu, lower Cunhouling Member, Tonglu, which is in a Capitanian coastal siliciclastic in the Lengwu Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (8 collections), Pakistan (2)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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