Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
Synonyms: Pionothyris Cooper 1983, Toxonelasma Cooper 1989
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1983. The Terebratulacea (Brachiopoda) Triassic to Recent: a study of the brachidia (loops). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 50:1-290
Parent taxon: Postepithyrididae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arceythyris, Caryona, Crispithyris, Epithyris, Euidothyris, Ferrythyris, Galliennithyris, Gigantothyris, Glyphisaria, Habrobrochus, Heimia, Holcothyris, Juralina, Kutchithyris, Maritimithyris, Millythyris, Moeschia, Peculneithyris, Perrierithyris, Petalothyris, Plectoidothyris, Postepithyris, Pseudoaulacothyris, Somalithyris, Thadiqithyris, Xestosina
Subtaxa: Conarothyris arabicum Conarothyris eudesi Conarothyris opima Pionothyris eudesiana
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of France (5 collections), Saudi Arabia (2), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
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