Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Alternative spelling: Eohemithiris
Full reference: L. G. Hertlein and U. S. Grant IV. 1944. The Cenozoic Brachiopoda of Western North America. The Cenozoic Brachiopoda of Western North America 3:1-236
Parent taxon: Basiliolinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Cooper 1959 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Almorhynchia, Apringia, Basiliola, Fortunella, Megapringia, Neorhynchia, Probolarina, Rhytirhynchia, Rionirhynchia, Sepkoskirhynchia, Serratapringia, Soaresirhynchia, Streptaria, Ussurirhynchia
Subtaxa: Eohemithyris alexi Eohemithyris colurnus Eohemithyris gettysburgensis Eohemithyris grayi Eohemithyris miriaensis Eohemithyris wildei
Type: Eohemithiris alexi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington collection)
• Eocene of United States (2: California)
• Cretaceous of Australia (9)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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