Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Full reference: D. Yang. 1977. Brachiopoda names. Palaeontological Atlas of South-Central China 2:306-470
Belongs to Araxathyris according to Y. Zeng et al. 1995
See also Yang 1977
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 timorensis, Araxathyris tongluensis, Araxathyris undulata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Yangjiatang, Maokou Formation, Yuan'an County, which is in a Roadian/Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (7 collections), Iran (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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