Fletcherithyris Campbell 1965 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Alternative spelling: Flectcherithyris

Synonym: Fletcherina Stehli 1961 [replaced name]

Full reference: K. S. W. Campbell. 1965. Australian Permian terebratuloids. Bureau of Mineral Resources Geology and Geophysics Bulletin 68:3-146

Parent taxon: Dielasmatinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Campbell 1965 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Adygella, Amygdalocosta, Aspidothyris, Bittnerithyris, Coenothyris, Cruratula, Dareithyris, Dielasma, Dielasmina, Dongbaella, Ectoposia, Elasmata, Pirithyris, Plectelasma, Praerhaetina, Sulcatinella, Tibetothyris, Tosuhuthyris, Tunethyris, Whitspakia, Yochelsonia

Subtaxa: Fletcherina zealandica Fletcherithyris antesulcata Fletcherithyris biundata Fletcherithyris braxtonensis Fletcherithyris canni Fletcherithyris farleyensis Fletcherithyris galbina Fletcherithyris hardmani Fletcherithyris illawarrensis Fletcherithyris parkesi Fletcherithyris reidi Fletcherithyris scotti

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of New Zealand (12 collections), the Russian Federation (1)

• Permian of Australia (69), China (1), New Zealand (14), Oman (3), Thailand (1)

Total: 101 collections including 107 occurrences

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