Parathyasira Iredale 1930

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Thyasiridae

Alternative spelling: Thyasira (Parathyasira)

Parent taxon: Thyasiridae according to P. A. Maxwell 1992

See also Lamprell and Healy 1998, Sepkoski 2002, Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992 and Vokes 1980

Sister taxa: Adontorhina, Axinopsida, Axinopsidinae, Axinulus, Axinus, Conchocele, Cretaxinus, Eothyasira, Genaxinus, Leptaxinus, Rhacothyas, Storthodon, Tauraxinus, Thyasira, Thyasirinae

Subtaxa: Parathyasira flemingi Thyasira (Parathyasira) notosulca

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Distribution: found only at La Meseta Fm Telm 5 (Eocene to Eocene of Antarctica)

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