Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Full reference: G. R. Xu. 1978. Triassic Brachiopoda. Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2:267-314
Belongs to Ornithella according to G. R. Xu 1978
Sister taxa: Ornithella (Delmontanella), Ornithella blumbergensis, Ornithella boxensis, Ornithella curticensis, Ornithella digonoides, Ornithella douvillei, Ornithella expolita, Ornithella gemina, Ornithella jomdaensis, Ornithella longa, Ornithella moeschi, Ornithella pseudolagenalis, Ornithella skidegatensis, Ornithella syringothyrides, Microthyridina farquharsoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Suishui, Anxian County, which is in a Lacian marine horizon in the Kuahongdong Formation of China
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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