†Bruntonites Struve 1992 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Alternative spellings: Athyris (Bruntonites), Brantonites
Full reference: W. Struve. 1992. Neues zur Stratigraphie und Fauna des rhenotypen Mittel-Devons. Senckenbergiana Lethaea 71:503-624
Parent taxon: Athyridinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Struve 1992
Sister taxa: Actinoconchus, Alvarezites, Athyris, Atrythyris, Brimethyris, Eifyris, Gonathyris, Imacanthyris, Johnsonathyris, Lamellosathyris, Meristospira, Pachyplax, Protathyris, Zonathyris
Subtaxa: Athyris (Bruntonites) mellingeni
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Bruntonites in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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