†Kitakamithyris (lamp shell)

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

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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 Belgium (1), Germany (5)

Total: 81 collections including 93 occurrences

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