Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
Full reference: M. R. Sahni. 1940. The Jurassic Brachiopoda of the Namyau Beds of the Northern Shan States, Burma. Palaeontologia Indica 30(1):1-39
Belongs to Holcothyris according to Z. Y. Yang and X. Y. Shi 1987
See also Alméras 1970 and Sahni 1940
Sister taxa: Holcothyris acuminata, Holcothyris ancile, Holcothyris angulata, Holcothyris angusta, Holcothyris breviseptata, Holcothyris campbelli, Holcothyris concava, Holcothyris cooperi, Holcothyris curvata, Holcothyris delta, Holcothyris depressa, Holcothyris dubia, Holcothyris elliptica, Holcothyris excavata, Holcothyris golmudensis, Holcothyris kaiwaraensis, Holcothyris laosensis, Holcothyris luchiangensis, Holcothyris macra, Holcothyris micromorpha, Holcothyris orbicularis, Holcothyris ovata, Holcothyris ovoides, Holcothyris perplicata, Holcothyris plecta, Holcothyris raoi, Holcothyris rostrata, Holcothyris subangulata, Holcothyris subcurvata, Holcothyris subovalis, Holcothyris tanggulaica, Holcothyris tenuis, Holcothyris trigonalis, Holcothyris trigonaris, Holcothyris triseptata
Subtaxa: Holcothyris rotundata pyriformis
Type specimen: GSI Type No. 16735. Its type locality is Tao hkio (1/2 mile ENE), which is in a Bathonian carbonate limestone in the Namyau Beds Formation of Myanmar.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections), France (3), Myanmar (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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