Cyclothyris densleonis Anderson 1902 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae

Alternative combinations: Rhynchonella densleonis, Terebratella densleonis

Full reference: F. M. Anderson. 1902. Cretaceous Deposits of the Pacific Coast. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2(1):1-155

Belongs to Cyclothyris according to E. F. Owen 1976

See also Anderson 1902, Anderson 1938 and Anderson 1958

Sister taxa: Cyclothyris acuticostalis, Cyclothyris africana, Cyclothyris aliformis, Cyclothyris alikentica, Cyclothyris americana, Cyclothyris astieriana, Cyclothyris bitririca, Cyclothyris burgemakensis, Cyclothyris cardiatelia, Cyclothyris compressa, Cyclothyris dagestanica, Cyclothyris difformis, Cyclothyris ementitum, Cyclothyris formosa, Cyclothyris gibbsiana, Cyclothyris globata, Cyclothyris juigneti, Cyclothyris kennedyi, Cyclothyris lamarckiana, Cyclothyris larwoodi, Cyclothyris latissima, Cyclothyris punfieldensis, Cyclothyris segurai, Cyclothyris subtrigonalis, Cyclothyris sutchanensis, Cyclothyris tenuicostata, Cyclothyris ulaganica, Cyclothyris vespertilio, Cyclothyris zudakharica

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (6: California collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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