†Tibetothyris julica Bittner 1890 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Alternative combinations: Coenothyris julica, Dielasma julicum, Terebratula julica
Belongs to Tibetothyris according to Y. G. Jin et al. 1976
See also Awad 1945, Bittner 1912, Krumbeck 1924 and Smith 1927
Sister taxon: Tibetothyris depressa
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections), East Timor (1), Egypt (1), Hungary (6), United States (1: California)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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