Athyris globularis Phillips 1835 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Belongs to Athyris according to Phillips 1835

Sister taxa: Athyris (Cliothyris), Athyris (Seminula), Athyris (Spirigera), Athyris ambiguaeformis, Athyris angelica, Athyris angulata, Athyris bisulcata, Athyris bradyensis, Athyris cestriensis, Athyris concentrica, Athyris damesi, Athyris goniocolpos, Athyris lamellosa, Athyris mirabilis, Athyris persinuata, Athyris plicatiformis, Athyris spiriferoides, Athyris subquadrata, Athyris xetra

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of China (1 collection), Pakistan (31)

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1)

• Devonian of Germany (1)

Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence

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