Nipponithyris (Miyakothyris) subovata Hatai 1936 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dallinidae

Alternative combination: Nipponithyris subovata

Belongs to Nipponithyris (Miyakothyris) according to K. M. Hatai 1940

Sister taxa: Nipponithyris afra, Nipponithyris fijiensis, Nipponithyris lauensis, Nipponithyris nipponensis, Nipponithyris notoensis, Nipponithyris snisiyamai, Nipponithyris tayaensis, Nipponithyris yabei, Isumithyris kazusaensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Otutumi, Kurokawa-gun (lower beds) (Miocene of Japan)

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