Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Full reference: J. L. Carter. 1971. New early Mississippian silicified brachiopods from central Iowa. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 3:245-255
Parent taxon: Spirigerellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Carter 1971 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Araxathyris, Cardiothyris, Composita, Densalvus, Gruntea, Iniathyris, Nordathyris, Posicomta, Pseudopentagonia, Rectambitus, Septospirigerella, Spirigerella, Tongzithyris, Tulathyris, Uldziathyris
Subtaxa: Planalvus cailliaudi Planalvus densa Planalvus gibberosa Planalvus rufus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (7: Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky collections)
• Devonian of France (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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