Liothyrella anderssoni Owen 1980 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Full reference: E. F. Owen. 1980. Tertiary and Cretaceous brachiopods from Seymour, Cockburn and James Ross Islands, Antarctica. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology 33:123-145

Belongs to Liothyrella according to M. A. Bitner 1996

Sister taxa: Liothyrella antarctica, Liothyrella archboldi, Liothyrella brimmellae, Liothyrella bulbosa, Liothyrella concentrica, Liothyrella delsolari, Liothyrella expansa, Liothyrella fosteri, Liothyrella gravida, Liothyrella labiata, Liothyrella longorum, Liothyrella moseleyi, Liothyrella multiporosa, Liothyrella neozelanica, Liothyrella notoradensis, Liothyrella oblonga, Liothyrella ovata, Liothyrella scotti, Liothyrella subcarnea, Liothyrella uva, Liothyrella villattae, Liothyrella vitrioides, Liothyrella winteri, Dolichosina oamarutica, Mimorina magna, Mimorina ziczac

Type specimen: Its type locality is IPS 45, which is in a Paleogene marine horizon in Antarctica

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of Antarctica (9 collections)

• Paleogene of Antarctica (1)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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