Liothyrina Oehlert 1887 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Parent taxon: Terebratulidae according to W. Kiessling 2003
Sister taxa: Arapsothyris, Blandfordithyris, Cheirothyrinae, Dallithyridinae, Dictyothyrinae, Gryphinae, Indothyris, Kossmatithyris, Loboidothyrinae, Lobothyrinae, Plicatoriinae, Pseudogibbithyris, Seymourinae, Stoliczkathyris, Terebratulinae, Tichosininae
Subtaxa: Liothyrina peruviana
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Haiti (1 collection)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
• Eocene of Peru (5)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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