Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Full reference: D. L. Yang. 1991. The brachiopod fauna of Early Permian early Qixia stage, Yishan area, Guangxi and its significance. Bulletin of the Yichang Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources 17:81-92
Belongs to Orthothetina according to D. L. Yang 1991
Sister taxa: Orthothetina azarjani, Orthothetina caojiayingensis, Orthothetina convergens, Orthothetina curvata, Orthothetina deminuta, Orthothetina dzhulfensis, Orthothetina ellipsoides, Orthothetina elongata, Orthothetina emaciatus, Orthothetina eusarkos, Orthothetina frechi, Orthothetina gigantea, Orthothetina hayasakai, Orthothetina iljinae, Orthothetina kayseri, Orthothetina ladina, Orthothetina leei, Orthothetina mianzhuensis, Orthothetina neilsoni, Orthothetina peregrina, Orthothetina persica, Orthothetina planoconvexa, Orthothetina polita, Orthothetina regularis, Orthothetina ruber, Orthothetina ruchae, Orthothetina shuangtangensis, Orthothetina sokolskajae, Orthothetina thomasi, Orthothetina transversa, Orthothetina triangularis, Orthothetina vediensis, Orthothetina yanziyanensis, Orthothetina yuananensis, Orthothetina zhejiangensis
Type specimen: IV47605. Its type locality is Yishan section GY147, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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