Coptothyris Jackson 1918 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae

Invalid subtaxa: Pseudesia Dall 1920, Thomsonia Jackson 1916 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Terebrataliinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Hayasaka 1973 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Dallinella, Diestothyris, Terebratalia, Xenothyris

Subtaxa: Coptothyris adamsi Coptothyris excelsa Coptothyris grayi

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (7 collections)

• Pliocene of Japan (3)

• Miocene of Japan (16)

• Cretaceous of Canada (4: Alberta), the United Kingdom (3), United States (5: Iowa, Minnesota)

• Jurassic of Norway (1)

Total: 39 collections including 40 occurrences

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