†Leiothycridina (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Alternative spelling: Leiothyridina
Parent taxon: Cleiothyridininae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bajtugania, Carteridina, Cleiothyridina, Crinisarina, Deltachania, Himathyris, Pinegathyris, Rawdonia
Subtaxa: Leiothycridina expansa
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (4 collections), the Russian Federation (1)
• Carboniferous of Ireland (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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