Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Synonym: Pakistania Stehli 1961 [replaced name]
Full reference: F.G. Stehli. 1964. New names for two homonyms. Journal of Paleontology 38(3):610
Parent taxon: Dielasmatinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Stehli 1964
Sister taxa: Adygella, Amygdalocosta, Aspidothyris, Bittnerithyris, Coenothyris, Cruratula, Dareithyris, Dielasma, Dielasmina, Dongbaella, Ectoposia, Elasmata, Fletcherithyris, Pirithyris, Plectelasma, Praerhaetina, Sulcatinella, Tibetothyris, Tosuhuthyris, Tunethyris, Yochelsonia
Subtaxa: Whitspakia biplex Whitspakia breviplicatum Whitspakia problematica Whitspakia schucherti
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (5 collections), India (1), Iran (2), Myanmar (1), Pakistan (68), United States (4: Oklahoma, Texas)
Total: 81 collections including 95 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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