Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
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 Phricodothyris according to Y. Zeng et al. 1995
See also Liao 1980 and Liao 1987
Sister taxa: Phricodothyris asiatica, Phricodothyris bachuensis, Phricodothyris bella, Phricodothyris catatona, Phricodothyris dispar, Phricodothyris echinata, Phricodothyris formilla, Phricodothyris guadalupensis, Phricodothyris indenta, Phricodothyris kawaiensis, Phricodothyris longlinensis, Phricodothyris nummulina, Phricodothyris occidentalis, Phricodothyris pyriformis, Phricodothyris reticulariformis, Phricodothyris septata, Phricodothyris sibirica, Phricodothyris subrostrata, Phricodothyris tieliensis, Phricodothyris toriyamai, Phricodothyris uzunbulakensis, Phricodothyris xikouensis, Neophricadothyris transversa, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) oviformis, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) frechi, Neophricadothyris crassibecca, Neophricadothyris conara, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) baralensis, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) bilotensis, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) attenuata, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) spatulata, Condrathyris perplexa
Type specimen: NIGP 43729. Its type locality is Jiaozishan Section Bed 10 (AJ-21,20), Anshun County, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone/siltstone in China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (10 collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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