Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Choristitidae
Alternative combinations: Semibrachythyrina mahaensis, Spirifer mahaensis
Full reference: T. K. Huang. 1933. Late Permian Brachiopoda of southwestern China, Part 2. Palaeontologia Sinica, Series B 9(2):1-172
Belongs to Alphaneospirifer according to J. B. Waterhouse 2004
See also Huang 1933, Jin et al. 1985 and Zhan 1989
Sister taxa: Alphaneospirifer anshunensis, Alphaneospirifer fasciculata, Alphaneospirifer mucronata, Alphaneospirifer ziyunensis, Semibrachythyrina subpentagona, Semibrachythyrina rhombiformis, Semibrachythyrina nanlingensis, Semibrachythyrina minor
Type specimen: NIGP 4707. Its type locality is Yangliuchieh, Locality T119, Maha, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine horizon in China.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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