''Compsothyris'' is a genus of
brachiopods
Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brachiopod valves are hinged at the rear end, while the fron ...
belonging to the family
Frieleiidae
Frieleiidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida.
Genera
Genera:
* ''Abyssorhynchia'' Zezina, 1980
* ''Compsothyris'' Jackson, 1918
* ''Frieleia'' Dall, 1895
* ''Grammetaria'' Cooper, 1959
* ''Hispanirhynchia'' Thomso ...
.
The species of this genus are found in southernmost
South Hemisphere.
Species:
*''
Compsothyris ballenyi''
*''
Compsothyris racovitzae''
References
Brachiopod genera
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