Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae
Full reference: T. N. Smirnova. 2012. Early Cretaceous Rhynchonellids of Dagestan: System, Morphology, Stratigraphic and Paleobiogeographic Significance. Paleontological Journal 46(11):1197-1296
Belongs to Cyclothyris according to T. N. Smirnova 2012
Sister taxa: Cyclothyris acuticostalis, Cyclothyris africana, Cyclothyris alikentica, Cyclothyris americana, Cyclothyris astieriana, Cyclothyris bitririca, Cyclothyris burgemakensis, Cyclothyris cardiatelia, Cyclothyris compressa, Cyclothyris dagestanica, Cyclothyris densleonis, 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
Type specimen: PIN no. 4898/2800. Its type locality is 3km from Alikent, upstream Tsmurchai River, which is in an Aptian marine sandstone in the Gundara Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at 3km from Alikent, upstream Tsmurchai River
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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