Liothyrella archboldi Craig 1999 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

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 Liothyrella according to R. S. Craig 1999

Sister taxa: Liothyrella anderssoni, Liothyrella antarctica, 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: WAM 89.1278a, 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 low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Australia (11 collections)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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