Cyrolexis beccojectus Xu and Grant 1994 (rhynchonellid brachiopod)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Psilocamaridae

Full reference: G. Xu and R. E. Grant. 1994. Brachiopods near the Permian-Triassic boundary in South China. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 76:1-68

Belongs to Cyrolexis according to J. B. Waterhouse 2004

See also Xu and Grant 1994

Sister taxa: Cyrolexis enneaplicata, Cyrolexis grabaui, Cyrolexis haquei, Cyrolexis netschajevi, Cyrolexis nonakai, Cyrolexis octoplicata, Cyrolexis superstes, Cyrolexis ussuricum, Cyrolexis waageni, Cyrolexis zhangi, Cyrolexis zhongliangshanensis

Type specimen: USNM 456142. Its type locality is Huangzhishan section, undiv Changxing Fm, Xuzhou City, which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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