†Kitakamithyris (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Parent taxon: Elythinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Elita
Subtaxa: Kitakamithyris booralensis Kitakamithyris immensa Kitakamithyris krystofovichi Kitakamithyris ovata Kitakamithyris stepanovi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection)
• Namurian of Argentina (1), Australia (2)
• Carboniferous of Australia (52), Canada (5: Alberta), China (3), United States (11: California, Illinois, Iowa/Illinois, Oklahoma)
• Devonian of Germany (5)
Total: 80 collections including 92 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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