Gigantothyris Seifert 1963 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae

Full reference: I. Seifert. 1963. Die Brachiopoden des oberen Dogger der Schwäbischen Alb [Brachiopods from the Upper Dogger of the Swabian Alb]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 121:156-203

Parent taxon: Postepithyrididae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arceythyris, Caryona, Conarothyris, Crispithyris, Epithyris, Euidothyris, Ferrythyris, Galliennithyris, Glyphisaria, Habrobrochus, Heimia, Holcothyris, Juralina, Kutchithyris, Maritimithyris, Millythyris, Moeschia, Peculneithyris, Perrierithyris, Petalothyris, Plectoidothyris, Postepithyris, Pseudoaulacothyris, Somalithyris, Thadiqithyris, Xestosina

Subtaxa: Gigantothyris abscondita Gigantothyris blanda Gigantothyris deducta Gigantothyris dorsoplanata Gigantothyris finkelsteini Gigantothyris gigantea Gigantothyris luculenta Gigantothyris ochoticus Gigantothyris pulchra

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Austria (1 collection), France (1), Germany (4), Italy (4), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 11 collections including 18 occurrences

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