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Rowell, A.J. (1962). The brachiopod genus Valdiviathyris Helmcke. Palaeontology. 4(4): 542-545.
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Rowell, A.J.
1962
The brachiopod genus Valdiviathyris Helmcke
Palaeontology
4(4): 542-545
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The type species of Valdiviathyris Helmcke 1940, which is known only from one specimen, is considered to be a young craniaceid, closely related to, if not actually congeneric with, Ancistrocrania Dall. The family Valdiviathyridae Helmcke is regarded as a junior synonym of Craniidae Forbes.
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Indian Ocean for Valdiviathyris quenstedti Helmcke, 1940