Antiptychina (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Parent taxon: Zeilleriinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Atrops and Alméras 2005 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ajukuzella, Bazardarella, Calpella, Cincta, Digonella, Fimbriothyris, Irenothyris, Keratothyris, Kolymithyris, Lazella, Menathyris, Mycerosia, Obovothyris, Parathyridina, Periallus, Pirotella, Rugitela, Sacothyris, Selongthyris, Silesiathyris, Somalitela, Tubegatanella, Worobievella, Zeilleria

Subtaxa: Antiptychina formosa Antiptychina inversa Antiptychina lata Antiptychina muellerriedi Antiptychina rothpletzi Antiptychina supinifrons Antiptychina teisenbergensis

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Mexico (3 collections)

• Jurassic of Algeria (1), Austria (1), France (6), Hungary (20), Italy (3), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Slovakia (1)

Total: 36 collections including 37 occurrences

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