Crurithyris inflata Schnur 1853 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae

Alternative combination: Spirifer inflatus

Belongs to Crurithyris according to D Brice 2003

Sister taxa: Crurithyris alaskensis, Crurithyris aquilonia, Crurithyris arcuata, Crurithyris calendae, Crurithyris changmeensis, Crurithyris clannyana, Crurithyris expansa, Crurithyris extumida, Crurithyris levicula, Crurithyris longa, Crurithyris longirostris, Crurithyris longtanica, Crurithyris major, Crurithyris muliensis, Crurithyris opalinus, Crurithyris parva, Crurithyris planoconvexa, Crurithyris sulcata, Crurithyris telleri, Crurithyris tianshengqiaoensis, Crurithyris uralica, Crurithyris urei, Crurithyris wampensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (2: Texas collections)

• Devonian of Afghanistan (1), the Czech Republic (1), France (2), Germany (3)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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