Carpatothyris Smirnova 1975 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Full reference: T. Smirnova. 1975. Revision of the Upper Tithonian brachiopods from Inwald (Polish Carpathians). Acta Geologica Polonica 25(1):115-139

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

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Smirnova 1975

Sister taxa: Advenina, Aulacothyroides, Cheirothyris, Enodithyris, Epicyrta, Fletcherithyroides, Gemerithyris, Karpatiella, Kedrovothyris, Modestella, Ornithella, Parantiptychia, Tauromenia, Tetjuchithyris, Vectella, Zeillerina

Subtaxa: Carpatothyris repanda

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Type: Carpatothyris repanda

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Inwald District (Zeuschner coll.) (Jurassic of Poland)

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