†Diestothyris karafutoensis Hatai 1948 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae
Full reference: K. Hatai. 1948. New Tertiary Brachiopoda from Japan. Journal of Paleontology 22:494-499
Belongs to Diestothyris according to K. Hatai 1948
Sister taxon: Diestothyris frontalis
Type specimen: IGPS 72531, a shell. Its type locality is Third tributary of Suisha River, Kosato, which is in a Miocene/Pleistocene marine siliciclastic in the Russian Federation.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Third tributary of Suisha River, Kosato
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