†Paramentzelia Xu 1978 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae
Full reference: G. R. Xu. 1978. Triassic Brachiopoda. Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2:267-314
Parent taxon: Mentzeliinae according to W. H. He and Z. Q. Chen 2016
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Dagyssia, Koeveskallina, Liaous, Mentzelia
Subtaxa: Paramentzelia ovata Paramentzelia subsphaerica
Type: Paramentzelia ovata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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