Coptothyris Jackson 1918 (lamp shell)
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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
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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