Cathaysia (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Parent taxon: Paramarginiferini according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Kotlyar et al. 2004 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alitaria, Bibatiola, Bothrionia, Eomarginiferina, Huatangia, Paramarginifera, Paryphella, Protoniella, Tethysiella

Subtaxa: Cathaysia beifengjingensis Cathaysia bulangensis Cathaysia caucasica Cathaysia chonetoides Cathaysia jiaogaensis Cathaysia kengbingensis Cathaysia niulanshanensis Cathaysia parvulia Cathaysia spiriferoides Cathaysia subpusilla Cathaysia yongdingensis

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (1 collection)

• Permian of China (158), Greece (3), Iran (3), Malaysia (1), the Russian Federation (7)

Total: 173 collections including 200 occurrences

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