Kurakithyris Hatai 1946 (lamp shell)

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

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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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