†Sacothyris sinosa Jin and Fang 1977 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Alternative combination: Aulacothyropsis sinosa
Full reference: Y. G. Jin and B. X. Fang. 1977. Upper Triassic brachiopod fauna from the area in the east of Hengduan Mountain, western Yunnan. Mesozoic Fossils from Yunnan 2:39-69
Belongs to Sacothyris according to Y. G. Jin et al. 1985
See also Jin and Fang 1977, Jin et al. 1977, Jin et al. 1979 and Sun 1981
Sister taxa: Sacothyris angustaeformis, Sacothyris deqinica, Sacothyris qukaensis, Sacothyris reflexa
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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