Aenigmathyris Cooper 1971 (lamp shell)

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

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Type: Aenigmathyris stearnsi

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Vaingana, Eua Island (Eocene of Tonga)

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