Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae
Alternative spelling: Terebratula (Epithyris)
Parent taxon: Postepithyrididae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Alméras et al. 2007 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arceythyris, Caryona, Conarothyris, Crispithyris, Euidothyris, Ferrythyris, Galliennithyris, Gigantothyris, Glyphisaria, Habrobrochus, Heimia, Holcothyris, Juralina, Kutchithyris, Maritimithyris, Millythyris, Moeschia, Peculneithyris, Perrierithyris, Petalothyris, Plectoidothyris, Postepithyris, Pseudoaulacothyris, Somalithyris, Thadiqithyris, Xestosina
Subtaxa: Epithyris maxillata Epithyris oxonica Epithyris submaxillata
Type: Terebratula maxillata
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Chile (1 collection), Egypt (1), France (3), Tunisia (2), the United Kingdom (16)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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