†subfamily Aetheiinae Cooper 1959 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1959. Genera of Tertiary and Recent rhynchonelloid brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 130(5):1-90
Parent taxon: Basiliolidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Chiesa et al. 1995 and Cooper 1959
Sister taxa: Aphelesiinae, Basiliocostella, Basiliolinae, Dagysorhynchia, Lacunosellinae, Pamirorhynchiinae
Subtaxa: Aetheia
Type: Aetheia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of New Zealand (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence