Athyris mirabilis Zeng et al. 1995 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Full reference: Y. Zeng, X. L. He, and M. L. Zhu. 1995. Permian Brachiopods and Community Succession in the Huayin Mountains, Sichuan 1-187

Belongs to Athyris according to Y. Zeng et al. 1995

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

Type specimen: Its type locality is Liziya section, Qixia bed 9, which is in a Kungurian carbonate limestone in the Qixia Formation of China

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Liziya section, Qixia bed 9

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