Dallithyris (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Parent taxon: Dallithyridinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Stenosarina
Subtaxa: Dallithyris (Dallichozygus) Dallithyris (Epacrosina) Dallithyris (Stenobrochus) Dallithyris cernica Dallithyris crosnieri Dallithyris dubia Dallithyris murrayi Dallithyris pacifica Dallithyris sphenoidea
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Vanuatu (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Fiji (6)
• Miocene of Spain (1)
• Eocene of Tonga (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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