Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Acanthothirididae
Synonym: Acanthothyris d'Orbigny 1849
Parent taxon: Acanthothiridinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Kawhiarhynchia, Paraacanthothyris
Subtaxa: Acanthothiris bisinuata Acanthothiris costata Acanthothiris elargata Acanthothiris gibberosa Acanthothiris globosa Acanthothiris inflata Acanthothiris multispinosa Acanthothiris prima Acanthothiris quenstedti Acanthothiris sentosa Acanthothiris spinosa Acanthothiris subglobosa Acanthothyris zieteni
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Afghanistan (1 collection), Bulgaria (9), France (72), Georgia (1), Germany (11), Morocco (5), the Russian Federation (7), Switzerland (3), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (11), Yemen (1)
Total: 122 collections including 134 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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