Camerothyris (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Aulacothyropsidae

Alternative spelling: Aulacothyris (Camerothyris)

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

See also Bittner 1912 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aulacothyropsis, Coriothyris, Ornatothyrella, Pseudorugitela, Smirnovina

Subtaxa: Aulacothyris (Camerothyris) cymbula Camerothyris reflexa Camerothyris subangusta

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Poland (6 collections)

• Jurassic of Poland (9)

• Triassic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Hungary (3), Iran (1), Italy (5), Slovakia (2)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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