Parantiptychia Xu and Liu 1983 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Full reference: G. R. Xu and G. C. Liu. 1983. Systematic Description: Brachiopods. Triassic of the southern Qilian Mountains 84-128

Parent taxon: Vectellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Advenina, Aulacothyroides, Carpatothyris, Cheirothyris, Enodithyris, Epicyrta, Fletcherithyroides, Gemerithyris, Karpatiella, Kedrovothyris, Modestella, Ornithella, Tauromenia, Tetjuchithyris, Vectella, Zeillerina

Subtaxa: Parantiptychia elongata Parantiptychia minima Parantiptychia robusta Parantiptychia sulcata

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections including 9 occurrences

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