Ambothyris George 1931 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae

Full reference: T. N. George. 1931. Ambocoelia Hall and certain similar British Spiriferidae. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 87:30-62

Parent taxon: Rhynchospiriferinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alkhovikovia, Amboglossa, Changtangella, Choperella, Crurispina, Diazoma, Emanuella, Ilmenia, Ilmeniopsis, Ilmenispina, Ilmospirifer, Kosirium, Ladjia, Levibiseptum, Moravilla, Rhynchospirifer, Tikhyspirifer, Zhonghuacoelia

Subtaxa: Ambothyris utahensis

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (3 collections), Canada (2: Alberta, Northwest Territories), China (1), the Czech Republic (1), Italy (1), Poland (1), United States (3: Idaho, Montana, Nevada), Uzbekistan (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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