Eohemithyris alexi Hertlein and Grant IV 1944 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae

Alternative combination: Eohemithiris alexi

Full reference: L. G. Hertlein and U. S. Grant IV. 1944. The Cenozoic Brachiopoda of Western North America. The Cenozoic Brachiopoda of Western North America 3:1-236

Belongs to Eohemithyris according to G. A. Cooper 1959

See also Hertlein and Grant IV 1944

Sister taxa: Eohemithyris colurnus, Eohemithyris gettysburgensis, Eohemithyris grayi, Eohemithyris miriaensis, Eohemithyris wildei

Type specimen: UCLA 6204, a valve

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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