Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Full reference: M. R. Sandy. 1991. Cretaceous brachiopods from James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula, and their paleobiogeographic affinities. Journal of Paleontology 65(3):396-411
Belongs to Rectithyris according to M. R. Sandy 1991
Sister taxa: Rectithyris ciplyensis, Rectithyris depressa, Rectithyris odiumensis, Rectithyris shenleyensis, Rectithyris subdepressa, Rectithyris wrightorum, Cyranoia longirostris, Cyranoia vissae
Type specimen: D.8347.11. Its type locality is Bibby Point, D.8347, James Ross Island, Whisky Bay Formation, which is in an Albian/Coniacian marine siltstone/sandstone in the Whisky Bay Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Antarctica (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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