Eohemithyris miriaensis Craig 1999 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae

Full reference: R. S. Craig. 1999. Late Cretaceous brachiopods of the Perth and Carnarvon Basins, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum (19)413-442

Belongs to Eohemithyris according to R. S. Craig 1999

Sister taxa: Eohemithyris alexi, Eohemithyris colurnus, Eohemithyris gettysburgensis, Eohemithyris grayi, Eohemithyris wildei

Type specimen: WAM 96.818, a shell. Its type locality is Gully 500 m northwest of West Tank, Giralia Station, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate sandstone in the Miria Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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