Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Acanthothirididae
Alternative combinations: Acanthothyris spinosa, Anomia spinosa
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1767. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Duodecima 1(2):533-1327
Belongs to Acanthothiris according to X. Shi and R. E. Grant 1993
See also Childs 1969 and Linnaeus 1767
Sister taxa: Acanthothiris bisinuata, Acanthothiris costata, Acanthothiris elargata, Acanthothiris gibberosa, Acanthothiris globosa, Acanthothiris inflata, Acanthothiris multispinosa, Acanthothiris prima, Acanthothiris quenstedti, Acanthothiris sentosa, Acanthothiris subglobosa, Acanthothyris zieteni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Anglia, which is in a Bajocian/Bathonian carbonate limestone in the United Kingdom
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Bulgaria (2 collections), France (70), Switzerland (3), the United Kingdom (6)
Total: 81 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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