Sanqiaothyris qabdoensis Xu 1978 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae

Full reference: G. R. Xu. 1978. Triassic Brachiopoda. Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2:267-314

Belongs to Sanqiaothyris according to G. R. Xu 1978

Sister taxa: Rhaetina beskessensis, Rhaetina caucasica, Rhaetina columnaris, Rhaetina elliptica, Rhaetina gregaria, Rhaetina incurvirostra, Rhaetina jomdaensis, Rhaetina ovalis, Rhaetina parva, Rhaetina pyriformis, Rhaetina subcircularis, Rhaetina taurica, Rhaetina tirolensis, Rhaetina triangularis, Rhaetina zigasiensis, Sanqiaothyris circularis, Sanqiaothyris dorsaplana, Sanqiaothyris asymmetros, Sanqiaothyris elliptica, Sanqiaothyris majiaobaensis, Rhaetinopsis yunnanensis, Rhaetinopsis zadoensis, Rhaetinopsis ovata, Rhaetinopsis pentagonalis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Chesuosi, Jomda County, which is in a Norian carbonate limestone in the Jiapila Formation of China

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Chesuosi, Jomda County

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