Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida
Full reference: K. Hatai. 1946. Kurakithyris, Tertiary brachiopod genus from central Honsyu, Japan. Proceedings of the Japan Academy 22:98-101
Parent taxon: Terebratellidina according to A. Williams et al. 2007
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Antigoniarcula, Bouchardioidea, Dallinoidea, Eogryphus, Gwyniella, Hercothyris, Holobrachia, Kingenoidea, Kraussinoidea, Laqueoidea, Leptothyrellopsis, Lutetiarcula, Magas, Megathyridoidea, Miogryphus, Mosaethyrididae, Platidioidea, Praeneothyris, Rhynchora, Rhynchorina, Terebratelloidea, Tiaretithyris, Timacella, Xinjiangthyris, Yabeithyris, Yuezhuella, Zeillerioidea, Zhidothyris
Subtaxa: Kurakithyris nipponensis Kurakithyris quantoensis
Type: Kurakithyris quantoensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
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