Amphithyris Thomson 1918 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Platidiidae

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

Sister taxa: Aemula, Annuloplatidia, Germanoplatidia, Neoaemula, Platidia, Scumulus

Subtaxa: Amphithyris buckmani Amphithyris hallettensis Amphithyris richardsonae Amphithyris seminula

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Amphithyris in the database

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