Orthothetina shuangtangensis Liang 1982 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Synonym: Orthothetina mutabilis Liang 1990

Full reference: W. Liang. 1982. Brachiopod taxonomic names. Palaeontological Atlas of East China 2:186-256

Belongs to Orthothetina according to S. Z. Shen and G. R. Shi 2007

See also Clapham 2015, Liang 1982 and Liang 1990

Sister taxa: Orthothetina azarjani, Orthothetina caojiayingensis, Orthothetina convergens, Orthothetina curvata, Orthothetina deminuta, Orthothetina dzhulfensis, Orthothetina ellipsoides, Orthothetina elongata, Orthothetina emaciatus, Orthothetina eusarkos, Orthothetina frechi, Orthothetina gigantea, Orthothetina hayasakai, Orthothetina iljinae, Orthothetina kayseri, Orthothetina ladina, Orthothetina leei, Orthothetina mianzhuensis, Orthothetina neilsoni, Orthothetina peregrina, Orthothetina persica, Orthothetina planoconvexa, Orthothetina polita, Orthothetina regularis, Orthothetina ruber, Orthothetina ruchae, Orthothetina sokolskajae, Orthothetina thomasi, Orthothetina transversa, Orthothetina triangularis, Orthothetina vediensis, Orthothetina yanziyanensis, Orthothetina yishanensis, Orthothetina yuananensis, Orthothetina zhejiangensis

Type specimens:

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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