†Cheirothyris (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
Parent taxon: Vectellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Advenina, Aulacothyroides, Carpatothyris, Enodithyris, Epicyrta, Fletcherithyroides, Gemerithyris, Karpatiella, Kedrovothyris, Modestella, Ornithella, Parantiptychia, Tauromenia, Tetjuchithyris, Vectella, Zeillerina
Subtaxa: Cheirothyris britaensis Cheirothyris fleuriausa
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (3 collections), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (1), Ukraine (2)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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