†Paramentzelia subsphaerica Xu 1978 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae
Full reference: G. R. Xu. 1978. Triassic Brachiopoda. Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2:267-314
Belongs to Paramentzelia according to G. R. Xu 1978
Sister taxon: Paramentzelia ovata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mojiang, Leshan Couny, which is in a Lacian marine horizon in the Kuahongdong Formation of China
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Mojiang, Leshan Couny
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