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
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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