Alatorthotetina He and Zhu 1985 (lamp shell)

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

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Type: Alatorthotetina sichuanensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (6 collections), Turkey (6)

Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences

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