Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Alternative combination: Aulacothyris angustaeformis
Full reference: T. Y. Yang and G. R. Xu. 1966. Triassic Brachiopods of Central Guizhou Province 1-151
Belongs to Sacothyris according to Z. Guo et al. 2019
See also Feng and Jiang 1978 and Yang and Xu 1966
Sister taxa: Sacothyris deqinica, Sacothyris qukaensis, Sacothyris reflexa, Sacothyris sinosa
Type specimen: Its type locality is Yinshanpo KC267c, 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 (12 collections)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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