†Gibbithyris (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Gibbithyrididae
Synonym: Kestonithyris Sahni 1925
Parent taxon: Gibbithyridinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Cooper 1983 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Concinnithyris, Hesperosia, Meznericsia, Orientothyris, Ornatothyris, Praegibbithyris, Sahnithyris
Subtaxa: Gibbithyris gibba Gibbithyris semiglobosa
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), Germany (23), Poland (3), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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