†Glyptorhynchia lens Shen and He 1994 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Wellerellidae
Full reference: S. Z. Shen and X. L. He. 1994. Changhsingian brachiopod faunas from Guiding, Guizhou. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 33:440-454
Belongs to Glyptorhynchia according to S. Z. Shen and G. R. Shi 2007
See also Shen and He 1994
Sister taxon: Glyptorhynchia velifer
Type specimen: Its type locality is Wenjiangsi Section, Bed 45, Guiding County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone/mudstone in the Changxing Formation of China
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (3 collections), Tajikistan (5)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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