Perrierithyris Alméras 1970 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae

Full reference: Y. Alméras. 1970. Les terebratulidae du Dogger dans le Mâconnais, le mont d'Or lyonnais et le Jura méridional: Étude systématique et biostratigraphique. Rapports avec la paléoécologie. Documents des Laboratories de Géologie de la Faculté des Sciences de Lyon 39(2):1-690

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arceythyris, Caryona, Conarothyris, Crispithyris, Epithyris, Euidothyris, Ferrythyris, Galliennithyris, Gigantothyris, Glyphisaria, Habrobrochus, Heimia, Holcothyris, Juralina, Kutchithyris, Maritimithyris, Millythyris, Moeschia, Peculneithyris, Petalothyris, Plectoidothyris, Postepithyris, Pseudoaulacothyris, Somalithyris, Thadiqithyris, Xestosina

Subtaxa: Perrierithyris perrieri

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Type: Terebratula dorsoplicata perrieri

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Montreuil-Bellay (FSL) (Jurassic of France)

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