Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae
Alternative combination: Orthothetina speciosa
Full reference: Z. T. Liao. 1980. Upper Permian brachiopods from western Guizhou. Late Permian Stratigraphy and Fossils in Western Guizhou and Eastern Yunnan 241-277
Belongs to Alatorthotetina according to Y. Zeng et al. 1995
See also Liao 1980
Sister taxa: Alatorthotetina derbyiformis, Alatorthotetina sichuanensis
Type specimen: NIGP 43409. Its type locality is Jiaozishan Section Bed 7 (AJ-17-12), Anshun County, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal siltstone/sandstone in China.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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