Pachyplaxoides Grunt and Racki 1998 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Full reference: T. A. Grunt and G. Racki. 1998. Late Frasnian Athyridida (Brachiopoda) from Poland and the Late Devonian biotic turnover. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 43(2):361-378

Parent taxon: Athyrididae according to T. A. Grunt and G. Racki 1998

Sister taxa: Athyridinae, Athyris naliensis, Athyrisininae, Baliqliqia, Cleiothyridininae, Comelicaniinae, Didymothyridinae, Helenathyridinae, Janicepsinae, Kintathyris, Lochengiinae, Mayangella, Plicathyridinae, Pradoiinae, Protathyridinae, Spirigerellinae, Tarimathyris, Transcaucasathyriinae, Xenosariinae

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Jazwica Quarry (Lgawa Hill), units P-R, Holy Cross Mountains (Devonian of Poland)

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