†Camerothyris (lamp shell)
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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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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