Athyris angelica Hall 1861 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Belongs to Athyris according to C. D. Walcott 1884

See also Hall 1867

Sister taxa: Athyris (Cliothyris), Athyris (Seminula), Athyris (Spirigera), Athyris ambiguaeformis, Athyris angulata, Athyris bisulcata, Athyris bradyensis, Athyris cestriensis, Athyris concentrica, Athyris damesi, Athyris globularis, Athyris goniocolpos, Athyris lamellosa, Athyris mirabilis, Athyris persinuata, Athyris plicatiformis, Athyris simulans, Athyris spiriferoides, Athyris subquadrata, Athyris xetra

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Canada (1: Alberta), United States (24: Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)

Total: 26 collections each including a single occurrence

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