†Orthothyris Cooper 1955 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Chlidonophoridae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1955. New Brachiopods From Cuba. Journal of Paleontology 29(1):64-70
Parent taxon: Orthothyridinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Cooper 1955, Cooper 1973 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Orthothyris pectinoides Orthothyris radiata
Type: Orthothyris radiata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene to Oligocene of Germany (1 collection)
• Eocene of Austria (12), Hungary (2), Italy (1), the United Arab Emirates (1)
• Cretaceous of Cuba (1)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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