Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Alternative combinations: Athyris timorensis, Spirigera timorensis, Spirigerella timorensis
Full reference: A. Rothpletz. 1892. Die Perm-, Trias- und Jura-Formation auf Timor und Rotti im Indischen Archipel. Palaeontographica 39:57-106
Belongs to Araxathyris according to G. Wang et al. 1982
See also Broili 1922, Reed 1931, Reed 1944 and Rothpletz 1892
Sister taxa: Araxathyris abichi, Araxathyris beipeiensis, Araxathyris bruntoni, Araxathyris costalis, Araxathyris dilatatus, Araxathyris felina, Araxathyris glossexserta, Araxathyris indentatus, Araxathyris jalaidensis, Araxathyris jiangyouensis, Araxathyris longa, Araxathyris minor, Araxathyris protea, Araxathyris quadrilobata, Araxathyris rhombiformis, Araxathyris sinensis, Araxathyris tongluensis, Araxathyris undulata, Araxathyris yuananensis
Subtaxa: Athyris timorensis complanata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (7 collections), Indonesia (3), Iran (2), Pakistan (50)
Total: 62 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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