Amphithyris Thomson, 1918

Nauendorf, Alice, Wörheide, Gert & Lüter, Carsten, 2014, Revision of the brachiopod genus Amphithyris (Rhynchonelliformea: Platidiidae) with descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 3847 (2), pp. 221-240 : 224

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3847.2.3

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6133047

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scientific name

Amphithyris Thomson, 1918
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Genus Amphithyris Thomson, 1918 View in CoL

Type species. Amphithyris buckmani Thomson, 1918 : p. 22, pl. 15, fig. 29, pl. 16, fig. 35 (by original designation)

Diagnosis. Small shell (up to 5mm), planoconvex to biconvex, punctate, round to oval; shell outline variable depending on substrate of attachment. Ventral valve convex; dorsal valve slightly convex to almost flat; short pedicle; beak apicate; foramen amphithyrid; schizolophous lophophore. Hinge line nearly straight; triangular delthyrium; dental plates absent.

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