Strophomenata - Productida - Rigbyellidae
Full reference: J. Tazawa and H. Araki. 1984. Paralyttonia (Oldhaminidina, Brachiopoda) from the Permian of northeast Japan. Journal of the Geological Society of Japan 90:121-123
Belongs to Paralyttonia according to J. I. Tazawa and H. Araki 2017
See also Tazawa and Araki 1984
Sister taxa: Paralyttonia tenax, Paralyttonia transiens
Type specimen: IGPS 98391, a valve (Ventral valve internal mold). Its type locality is Takayashiki, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, which is in a Roadian marine sandstone in the Kanokura Formation of Japan.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Japan (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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