Araxathyris rhombiformis 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 H. T. Wu et al. 2018

See also Zeng et al. 1995

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Liziya section, Qixia bed 4, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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