Diestothyris frontalis Middendorff 1849 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae

Alternative combination: Terebratella frontalis

Belongs to Diestothyris according to L. G. Hertlein and U. S. Grant IV 1944

See also Hatai 1940 and Zezina 2010

Sister taxon: Diestothyris karafutoensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections), United States (1: Alaska)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Japan (1)

• Pliocene of Japan (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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