Athyris bisulcata Jin and Hu 1982 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Full reference: Y. G. Jin and S. Hu. 1982. Brachiopod taxonomic names. Palaeontological Atlas of East China 2:186-256

Belongs to Athyris according to Y. G. Jin and S. Hu 1982

Sister taxa: Athyris (Cliothyris), Athyris (Seminula), Athyris (Spirigera), Athyris ambiguaeformis, Athyris angelica, Athyris angulata, Athyris bradyensis, Athyris cestriensis, Athyris concentrica, Athyris damesi, Athyris globularis, Athyris goniocolpos, Athyris lamellosa, Athyris mirabilis, Athyris persinuata, Athyris plicatiformis, Athyris spiriferoides, Athyris subquadrata, Athyris xetra

Type specimen: Its type locality is Baimushan, Wuwei County, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (1 collection)

• Devonian of Belgium (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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