Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Alternative combination: Orthothetina glausi
Full reference: N. Fantini Sestini and M. Glaus. 1966. Brachiopods from the Upper Permian Nesen Formation (North Iran). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 72(4):887-930
Belongs to Paraorthotetina according to A. Ghaderi et al. 2015
See also Angiolini and Carabelli 2010, Fantini Sestini and Glaus 1966 and Garbelli and Angiolini 2014
Sister taxon: Paraorthotetina provecta
Type specimen: Milan Univ I 1322 a, a shell (Articulated shell). Its type locality is Lower Elikah Valley, Central Elburz Mountains, which is in a Wuchiapingian/Changhsingian marine limestone/shale in the Nesen Formation of Iran.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Iran (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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