Epacrothyris Hiller and MacKinnon 2000 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae

Full reference: N. Hiller and D. A. MacKinnon. 2000. A reappraisal of the systematics of the Stethothyris group of brachiopods from the Cenozoic of New Zealand and Australia. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 43:59-81

Parent taxon: Stethothyridinae according to N. Hiller and D. A. MacKinnon 2000

Sister taxa: Aliquantula, Austrothyris, Cudmorella, Elderra, Pilkena, Rhizothyris, Stethothyris, Tioriorithyris

Subtaxa: Epacrothyris pectoralis Epacrothyris rennisonae Epacrothyris sufflata

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)

• Oligocene of New Zealand (2)

• Eocene of Australia (17)

Total: 20 collections including 21 occurrences

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