Rectocalathis Seidel and Lüter 2014 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Chlidonophoridae

Full reference: R. Seidel and C. Lüter. 2014. Overcoming the fragility–X-ray computed micro-tomography elucidates brachiopod endoskeletons. Frontiers in Zoology 11(1):1-65

Parent taxon: Eucalathinae according to R. Seidel and C. Lüter 2014

Sister taxa: Bathynanus, Eucalathis, Melvicalathus, Nanacalathis, Notozyga

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Rectocalathis in the database

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