†Tongzithyris anshunensis Liao 1980 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
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 Tongzithyris according to Z. T. Liao 1980
Sister taxa: Tongzithyris episulcata, Tongzithyris extensa, Tongzithyris sichuanensis
Type specimen: NIGP 43808. Its type locality is Jiaozishan Section Bed 25 (AJ-43), Anshun County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone/shale in China.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Jiaozishan Section Bed 25 (AJ-43), Anshun County
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