Strophomenata - Productida - Lyttoniidae
Alternative combinations: Leptodus tenuis, Lyttonia tenuis
Synonym: Eolyttonia nakazawai Shimizu 1961
Full reference: W. Waagen. 1883. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 2. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):391-546
Belongs to Eolyttonia according to J. I. Tazawa 2012
See also Angiolini and Carabelli 2010, Campi et al. 2005, Douglas 1936, Feng and Jiang 1978, Huang 1932, Li et al. 1986, Liang 1990, Liao 1980, Liao 1987, Mansuy 1912, Shimizu 1961, Tazawa 1975, Tazawa 2006, Tazawa and Hirota 2012, Tazawa et al. 1998, Verna and Angiolini 2010, Waagen 1883, Wang et al. 1982, Zeng et al. 1995, Zhan 1979 and Zhan 1989
Sister taxa: Eolyttonia carnica, Eolyttonia catilla, Eolyttonia chaotica, Eolyttonia circularis, Eolyttonia cornucopia, Eolyttonia diabloensis, Eolyttonia fredericksi, Eolyttonia gigantea, Eolyttonia mira, Eolyttonia parviconica, Eolyttonia phialiforma, Eolyttonia pocillata, Eolyttonia progressa
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), China (39), Iran (5), Japan (6), Laos (1), Malaysia (2), Pakistan (9), Thailand (1), Tunisia (1)
Total: 65 collections each including a single occurrence
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