Paraacanthothyris multiformis Kamyshan 1973 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Acanthothirididae

Full reference: V. P. Kamyshan. 1973. Taxonomic names, in Middle Jurassic and Upper Jurassic brachiopods of the north-west Caucasus and Mountain Crimea. Vysha Shkola of the University of Kharkov 1-176

Belongs to Paraacanthothyris according to V. P. Kamyshan 1973

Sister taxa: Paraacanthothyris multicostata, Paraacanthothyris paucicostata

Type specimen: No. 6/1956. Its type locality is Khusy-Kardonik (Discites, left bank), which is in a Discites carbonate limestone in the Russian Federation.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Georgia (1 collection), the Russian Federation (5)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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