Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae
Alternative combination: Cathaysia sinuata
Synonyms: Cathaysia sulcatifera Liao 1980, Paryphella sulcatifera Liao 1980
Full reference: L.P. Zhan. 1979. Taxonomic Descriptions. The Coal-Bearing Strata and Fossils of the Late Permian from Guangdong 1-166
Belongs to Paryphella according to W. H. He et al. 2019
See also Chen and Liao 2009, He and Shi 2014, Liao 1980, Liao 1984, Shen et al. 2017, Wang et al. 1982, Xu and Grant 1994, Zhan 1979, Zhan 1989 and Zhang et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Paryphella corculum, Paryphella minuta, Paryphella nasuta, Paryphella orbicularis, Paryphella pusilla, Paryphella sacoformis, Paryphella sparsiplicata, Paryphella transversa, Paryphella undata
Type specimens:
- Paryphella sinuata: Its type locality is Gedingzhai, Renhua County, Changxing Fm, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Changxing Formation of China
- Cathaysia sulcatifera: NIGP 43658. Its type locality is Jiaozishan Section Bed 26 (AJ-44), Anshun County, which is in a Changhsingian offshore mudstone in China.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (1 collection)
• Permian of China (30)
Total: 31 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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