Lethamia Waterhouse 1973 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Productellidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1973. New brachiopod genera from the New Zealand Permian. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 3:35-42

Parent taxon: Lethamiini according to A. Williams et al. 2007

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Archboldina, Dyschrestia, Stictozoster, Tuberculatella, Tubersulculus, Wooramella

Subtaxa: Lethamia collina Lethamia condaminensis Lethamia hillae Lethamia ligurritus Lethamia obscurus Lethamia rara

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Type: Lethamia ligurritus

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (10 collections), New Zealand (6)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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