†Praecubanothyris ovalis Sun 1981 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae
Full reference: D. L. Sun. 1981. The Mesozoic brachiopods of Xizang. Palaeontology of Xizang, Book III, The Series of the Scientific Expedition to Qinghai-Xizang Plateau 177-260
Belongs to Praecubanothyris according to D. L. Sun 1981
Sister taxa: Praecubanothyris obtusus, Praecubanothyris sulcifera
Type specimen: Its type locality is Xixionggou, Qamdo County, which is in an Alaunian marine horizon in the Bolila Formation of China
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Xixionggou, Qamdo County
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