Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Synonyms: Araxathyris zhinanensis Liang 1990, Composita corpuscula Liang 1990, Juxathyris parorbicularis Liang 1990, Juxathyris placodepressa Liang 1990

Full reference: W. P. Liang. 1990. Lengwu Formation of Permian and its Brachiopod Fauna in Zhejiang Province. Geological Memoirs 2(10):1-522

Belongs to Juxathyris according to W. P. Liang 1990

See also Clapham 2015

Sister taxa: Athyris rhynchonelloides, Juxathyris apionucula, Juxathyris bisulcata, Juxathyris bisulcatum, Juxathyris doliformis, Juxathyris elongata, Juxathyris gaoqiaoensis, 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 abrupta: Its type locality is Lengwu, lower Cunhouling Member, Tonglu, which is in a Capitanian coastal siliciclastic in the Lengwu Formation of China
• Araxathyris zhinanensis: Its type locality is Lengwu, upper Shiziling Member, Tonglu, which is in a Capitanian coastal marl/limestone in the Lengwu Formation of China.
• Composita corpuscula: Its type locality is Lengwu, top Cunhouling Member, Tonglu, which is in a Capitanian coastal marl/limestone in the Lengwu Formation of China.
• Juxathyris parorbicularis: Its type locality is Lengwu, lower Cunhouling Member, Tonglu, which is in a Capitanian coastal siliciclastic in the Lengwu Formation of China.
• Juxathyris placodepressa: 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:

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