Compsothyris Jackson 1918 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Frieleiidae

Parent taxon: Frieleiidae according to G. A. Cooper 1959

Sister taxa: Frieleia, Grammetaria, Hispanirhynchiinae

Subtaxa: Compsothyris ballenyi Compsothyris racovitzae

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Type: Rhynchonella racovitzae

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Compsothyris in the database

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