†Alatorthotetina He and Zhu 1985 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Full reference: X.L. He and M.L. Zhu. 1985. Some Upper Permian new genera and species of Orthotetacea in southwest China. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 24(2):198-204
Parent taxon: Meekellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Geyerella, Meekella, Meekellogeyerella, Niviconia, Orthothetina, Paraorthotetina, Perigeyerella, Sicelia
Subtaxa: Alatorthotetina derbyiformis Alatorthotetina sichuanensis Alatorthotetina speciosa
Type: Alatorthotetina sichuanensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
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