Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Alternative combinations: Reticularia elegantula, Squamularia elegantula
Synonym: Astegosia codonoformis Liang 1990
Full reference: W. Waagen. 1883. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 2. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):391-546
Belongs to Permophricodothyris according to G. R. Shi et al. 2002
See also Clapham 2015, Huang 1933, Liang 1990, Liao 1980, Shen et al. 2002, Shimizu 1961, Tschernyschew 1902, Waagen 1883 and Zeng et al. 1995
Sister taxa: Permophricodothyris affinis, Permophricodothyris bullata, Permophricodothyris caroli, Permophricodothyris cordata, Permophricodothyris extensa, Permophricodothyris extensiformis, Permophricodothyris flata, Permophricodothyris globosa, Permophricodothyris grandis, Permophricodothyris guangxiensis, Permophricodothyris inaequilateralis, Permophricodothyris incerta, Permophricodothyris indica, Permophricodothyris iranica, Permophricodothyris jiangshuiensis, Permophricodothyris nanchuanensis, Permophricodothyris nodosa, Permophricodothyris notialasiatica, Permophricodothyris ovata, Permophricodothyris rotiformis, Permophricodothyris squamularioides, Permophricodothyris squamularoides, Permophricodothyris subgrandis, Permophricodothyris trigonolaris, Permophricodothyris waageni
Type specimens:
- Permophricodothyris elegantula: Its type locality is Morah, reddish marble-like Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range (Wynne coll), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan
- Astegosia codonoformis: Its type locality is Lengwu, lower Cunhouling Member, Tonglu, which is in a Capitanian coastal siliciclastic in the Lengwu Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (44 collections), Japan (1), Pakistan (5)
Total: 50 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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