Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Synonym: Orthothetina rara Shen et al. 1992
Full reference: K. Nakamura. 1972. Permian Davidsoniacea from the southern Kitakami Mountains, Japan. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Series 4, Geology and Mineralogy 15:361-425
Belongs to Orthothetina according to S. Z. Shen and G. R. Shi 2007
See also Nakamura 1972 and Shen et al. 1992
Sister taxa: Orthothetina azarjani, Orthothetina caojiayingensis, Orthothetina convergens, Orthothetina curvata, Orthothetina deminuta, Orthothetina dzhulfensis, Orthothetina ellipsoides, 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 shuangtangensis, Orthothetina sokolskajae, Orthothetina thomasi, Orthothetina transversa, Orthothetina triangularis, Orthothetina vediensis, Orthothetina yanziyanensis, Orthothetina yishanensis, Orthothetina yuananensis, Orthothetina zhejiangensis
Type specimens:
- Orthothetina elongata: UHR 13567. Its type locality is Imo, Yahagi, Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, Nakamura loc, which is in a Roadian marine siliciclastic in the Kanokura Formation of Japan.
- Orthothetina rara:
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Japan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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