Paleolibys Özdikmen 2008 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae

Synonym: Libys [replaced name]

Full reference: H. Özdikmen. 2008. Nomenclatural changes for eight genus group names in Brachiopoda. Munis Entomology & Zoology 3:345-354

Parent taxon: Tolmatchoffiini according to H. Özdikmen 2008

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Acanthocosta, Brasilioproductus, Marginatia, Peniculauris, Piloricilla, Scissicosta, Spinifrons, Squamaria, Tolmatchoffia, Tomilia, Tomiproductus, Umboanctus, Xinshaoproductus

Subtaxa: Paleolibys hericinus

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Type: Libys hericinus

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Paleolibys in the database

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