Nipponithyris afra Cooper 1973 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dallinidae

Belongs to Nipponithyris according to Cooper 1973

Sister taxa: Nipponithyris fijiensis, Nipponithyris lauensis, Nipponithyris nipponensis, Nipponithyris notoensis, Nipponithyris snisiyamai, Nipponithyris tayaensis, Nipponithyris yabei, Isumithyris kazusaensis, Nipponithyris (Miyakothyris) subovata

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Nipponithyris afra in the database

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