Araxathyris costalis Zeng et al. 1995 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Full reference: Y. Zeng, X. L. He, and M. L. Zhu. 1995. Permian Brachiopods and Community Succession in the Huayin Mountains, Sichuan 1-187

Belongs to Araxathyris according to Y. Zeng et al. 1995

Sister taxa: Araxathyris abichi, Araxathyris beipeiensis, Araxathyris bruntoni, Araxathyris dilatatus, Araxathyris felina, Araxathyris glossexserta, Araxathyris indentatus, Araxathyris jalaidensis, Araxathyris jiangyouensis, Araxathyris longa, Araxathyris minor, Araxathyris protea, Araxathyris quadrilobata, Araxathyris rhombiformis, Araxathyris sinensis, Araxathyris timorensis, Araxathyris tongluensis, Araxathyris undulata, Araxathyris yuananensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Liziya section, Maokou bed 15, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Maokou Formation of China

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Liziya section, Maokou bed 15

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