Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae
Full reference: C. H. Crickmay. 1933. Attempt to Zone the North American Jurassic on the Basis of its Brachiopods. Geological Society America Bulletin 44:871-894
Belongs to Ptyctothyris according to C. H. Crickmay 1933
Sister taxa: Ptychtothyris baylei, Ptychtothyris stephani, Ptyctothyris biplicata, Ptyctothyris daghaniensis, Ptyctothyris hardgravensis, Ptyctothyris niortensis, Ptyctothyris quillyensis, Ptyctothyris remisovi, Ptyctothyris subcanaliculata, Systenothyris triangulata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Northwest ridge of Mt. Jura, which is in a Bajocian carbonate tuff/limestone in the Thompson Formation of California.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Northwest ridge of Mt. Jura
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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