Sulcatothyris Dagys 1974 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Synonyms: Ninglangothyris Jin and Fang 1977, Ninglongothyris Jin and Fang 1977

Full reference: A. S. Dagys. 1974. Triassic Brachiopods (Morphology, Classification, Phylogeny, Stratigraphical Significance and Biogeography) 1-387

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arctothyris, Dinarella, Nucleatula, Propygope

Subtaxa: Ninglangothyris subcircularis Sulcatothyris aulacothyroidea Sulcatothyris emarginata Sulcatothyris tkachensis

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Type: Sulcatothyris tkachensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (2 collections), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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