Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Full reference: Z. T. Liao. 1980. Upper Permian brachiopods from western Guizhou. Late Permian Stratigraphy and Fossils in Western Guizhou and Eastern Yunnan 241-277
Belongs to Leptodus according to Y. Zeng et al. 1995
See also Liao 1980
Sister taxa: Leptodus deminutus, Leptodus elongatus, Leptodus guadalupensis, Leptodus hemisphaericus, Leptodus hoshanensis, Leptodus huangi, Leptodus kaluzinensis, Leptodus lacuna, Leptodus lamina, Leptodus minor, Leptodus nobilis, Leptodus oldhaminoides, Leptodus ovatus, Leptodus richthofeni, Leptodus trapezium, Leptodus tumenlingensis, Leptodus wuchangensis, Poikilosakos tongluensis, Spinolyttonia arakeljani, Lyttonia (Digitia), Lyttonia (Irma), Lyttonia (Prisca), Lyttonia (Pirgula), Lyttonia (Vincia), Lyttonia (Imperia), Lyttonia (Stita)
Type specimen: NIGP 43698. Its type locality is Zhongling Section M1-9, Nayong County, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal horizon in China.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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