Diestothyris frontalis Middendorff 1849 (lamp shell)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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