Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Diplospirellidae
Alternative combination: Athyris sulcata
Full reference: T. Y. Yang and G. R. Xu. 1966. Triassic Brachiopods of Central Guizhou Province 1-151
Belongs to Spirigerellina according to Z. Guo et al. 2019
See also Feng and Jiang 1978 and Yang and Xu 1966
Sister taxa: Spirigerellina ausseana, Spirigerellina canaliculata, Spirigerellina concentrica, Spirigerellina erubescens, Spirigerellina hunica, Spirigerellina kittli, Spirigerellina pygmaea, Spirigerellina stoliczkai, Compositella striata, Compositella planosulcata, Compositella tenuistriata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Yinshanpo KC261, Qingyan, which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian marine shale/marl in the Qingyan Formation of China
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (3 collections)
• Permian of China (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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