Giraliathyris Craig 2000 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Full reference: R. S. Craig. 2000. The Cenozoic brachiopods of the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. 43(1):111-152

Parent taxon: Terebratulinae according to R. S. Craig 2000

Sister taxa: Acrobrochus, Gurlarnella, Liothyrella, Maltaia, Pliothyrina, Pycnobrochus, Rhytisoria, Terebratula

Subtaxa: Giraliathyris jubileensis Giraliathyris kaitrinae Giraliathyris mcnamarai

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Type: Giraliathyris mcnamarai

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Giraliathyris in the database

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