Phragmothyris subplana Cooper 1955 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1955. New Brachiopods From Cuba. Journal of Paleontology 29(1):64-70

Belongs to Phragmothyris according to G. A. Cooper 1955

Sister taxa: Phragmothyris costellata, Phragmothyris cubensis, Phragmothyris palmeri, Phragmothyris rotunda

Type specimen: USNM 561500a. Its type locality is Palmer Loc. 1640, Juan Criollo, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in Cuba.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Cuba (1 collection)

• Eocene of Cuba (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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