Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae
Synonym: Arcosarina Jin et al. 1979
Full reference: G. R. Xu. 1978. Triassic Brachiopoda. Palaeontological Atlas of Southwest China - Sichuan Volume 2:267-314
Parent taxon: Angustothyrididae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Angustothyris, Caucasothyris, Cubanothyris, Cystothyris, Praeangustothyris, Praecubanothyris, Rhaetina
Subtaxa: Arcosarina biplicata Arcosarina elongata Arcosarina foliacea Arcosarina ovata Arcosarina pentagona Arcosarina sangkaensis Paradoxothyris cyclis Paradoxothyris flatus Paradoxothyris multicostata
Type: Paradoxothyris cyclis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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