Basiliola Dall 1908 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae

Alternative spelling: Basiola

Synonym: Neohemithyris Yabe and Hatai 1934

Parent taxon: Basiliolinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002

See also Cooper 1959, Craig 2000 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Almorhynchia, Apringia, Eohemithyris, Fortunella, Megapringia, Neorhynchia, Probolarina, Rhytirhynchia, Rionirhynchia, Sepkoskirhynchia, Serratapringia, Soaresirhynchia, Streptaria, Ussurirhynchia

Subtaxa: Basiliola arnaudi Basiliola beecheri Basiliola elongata Basiliola lucida Basiliola minuta Basiliola nitida Basiliola pompholyx Basiliola roddai Basiliola strasfogeli

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Type: Hemithyris beecheri

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Japan (3 collections), Vanuatu (2)

• Pliocene of Fiji (4)

• Eocene of Antarctica (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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