†Eohemithyris alexi Hertlein and Grant IV 1944 (lamp shell)
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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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