Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae

Alternative combinations: Enteletina transversa, Enteletina transversus, Parenteletes transversus, Peltichia transversus

Synonyms: Peltichia planisinosa Liang 1990, Peltichia schizoloides Xu and Grant 1994

Full reference: T. K. Huang. 1933. Late Permian Brachiopoda of southwestern China, Part 2. Palaeontologia Sinica, Series B 9(2):1-172

Belongs to Peltichia according to S. Z. Shen and G. R. Shi 2007

Sister taxa: Peltichia akasakensis, Peltichia kwangtungensis, Peltichia ruzhencevi, Peltichia sinensis, Peltichia subtriangularis, Peltichia zigzag

Type specimens:

• Peltichia transversa: NIGP 4678. Its type locality is Yangliuchieh, Locality T119a, Maha, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine horizon in China.
• Peltichia planisinosa: Its type locality is Lengwu, upper Shiziling Member, Tonglu, which is in a Capitanian coastal marl/limestone in the Lengwu Formation of China.
• Peltichia schizoloides: USNM 455980. Its type locality is Huangzhishan section, undiv Changxing Fm, Xuzhou City, which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Average measurements (in mm): shell 25.2 x 27.3, valve 29.3 x 30.0