†Leptathyris (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Parent taxon: Didymothyridinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Buchanathyris, Collarothyris, Didymothyris, Dogdathyris, Glassina, Greenfieldia, Jarovathyris, Pseudoprotathyris, Svetlania
Subtaxa: Leptathyris index
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (5: Northwest Territories, Nunavut collections), China (1), the Czech Republic (4), the Russian Federation (2), United States (26: Alaska, Nevada)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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