†Paradoxothyris multicostata Xu 1978 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae
Full reference: G. R. Xu. 1978. Triassic Brachiopoda. Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2:267-314
Belongs to Paradoxothyris according to G. R. Xu 1978
Sister taxa: Paradoxothyris cyclis, Paradoxothyris flatus, Arcosarina foliacea, Arcosarina biplicata, Arcosarina elongata, Arcosarina pentagona, Arcosarina sangkaensis, Arcosarina ovata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Chesuosi, Bolila Fm, Jomda County, which is in an Alaunian carbonate limestone in the Bolila Formation of China
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Chesuosi, Bolila Fm, Jomda County
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