†Cystothyris Sun 1981 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Angustothyrididae
Full reference: D. L. Sun. 1981. The Mesozoic brachiopods of Xizang. Palaeontology of Xizang, Book III, The Series of the Scientific Expedition to Qinghai-Xizang Plateau 177-260
Parent taxon: Angustothyrididae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Angustothyris, Caucasothyris, Cubanothyris, Paradoxothyris, Praeangustothyris, Praecubanothyris, Rhaetina
Subtaxa: Cystothyris zigaensis
Type: Cystothyris zigaensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Ziga district, G12109f5, Jomda County (Triassic of China)
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