†Aenigmathyris Cooper 1971 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dyscoliidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1971. Eocene Brachiopods From Eua, Tonga. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (640-F)F1-F9
Parent taxon: Aenigmathyridinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abyssothyris, Acrobelesia, Ceramisia, Faksethyris, Xenobrochus
Subtaxa: Aenigmathyris stearnsi
Type: Aenigmathyris stearnsi
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Vaingana, Eua Island (Eocene of Tonga)
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