Prelissorhynchia Xu and Grant 1994 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Pontisiidae

Full reference: G. Xu and R. E. Grant. 1994. Brachiopods near the Permian-Triassic boundary in South China. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 76:1-68

Parent taxon: Pontisiinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anteridocus, Antronaria, Bodrakella, Divaricosta, Lirellaria, Lissorhynchia, Pontisia, Wellerellina

Subtaxa: Prelissorhynchia dorashamensis Prelissorhynchia pavonine Prelissorhynchia pseudoutah Prelissorhynchia subrotunda Prelissorhynchia triplicatioid Prelissorhynchia xui

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (8 collections)

• Permian of Armenia (1), Azerbaijan (6), China (157), Iran (10), Italy (3), Malaysia (1), Thailand (2)

Total: 188 collections including 217 occurrences

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