Kedrovothyris Smirnova 1990 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Alternative spelling: Kedrpvpthyris

Full reference: T. N. Smirnova. 1990. Valanginian brachiopods from the Caspian Basin. Paleontological Journal 24:116-129

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Advenina, Aulacothyroides, Carpatothyris, Cheirothyris, Enodithyris, Epicyrta, Fletcherithyroides, Gemerithyris, Karpatiella, Modestella, Ornithella, Parantiptychia, Tauromenia, Tetjuchithyris, Vectella, Zeillerina

Subtaxa: Kedrovothyris kedrovaensis

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Type: Kedrovothyris kedrovaensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Kedrovothyris in the database

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