Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Alternative combination: Squamularia echinata
Belongs to Phricodothyris according to J. I. Tazawa and K. Nakamura 2015
See also Yanagida and Hirata 1969
Sister taxa: Phricodothyris asiatica, Phricodothyris bachuensis, Phricodothyris bella, Phricodothyris catatona, Phricodothyris dispar, Phricodothyris formilla, Phricodothyris guadalupensis, Phricodothyris guizhouensis, Phricodothyris indenta, Phricodothyris kawaiensis, Phricodothyris longlinensis, Phricodothyris nummulina, Phricodothyris occidentalis, Phricodothyris pyriformis, Phricodothyris reticulariformis, Phricodothyris septata, Phricodothyris sibirica, Phricodothyris subrostrata, Phricodothyris tieliensis, Phricodothyris toriyamai, Phricodothyris uzunbulakensis, Phricodothyris xikouensis, Neophricadothyris crassibecca, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) attenuata, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) oviformis, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) spatulata, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) baralensis, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) bilotensis, Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) frechi, Neophricadothyris transversa, Neophricadothyris conara, Condrathyris perplexa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections), Japan (3)
• Carboniferous of China (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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