†Rossithyris humpensis Owen 1980 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Laqueidae
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 Rossithyris according to E. F. Owen 1980
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BB. 76773. Its type locality is D.533 (Humps Islet, James Ross Island), which is in a Campanian marine horizon in Antarctica.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at D.533 (Humps Islet, James Ross Island)
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