Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae

Synonyms: Striithyris saudiarabica Cooper 1989, Striithyris striata Cooper 1989

Full reference: H. M. Muir-Wood. 1935. Jurassic Brachiopoda. The Mesozoic Palaeontology of British Somaliland, Geology and Palaeontology of British Somaliland, II 75-147

Belongs to Striithyris according to G. A. Cooper 1983

Sister taxon: Striithyris costata

Type specimens:

• Striithyris somaliensis: Its type locality is Bihendula, which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bihen Limestone Formation of Somalia
• Striithyris saudiarabica: Its type locality is Ajibba, S296, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation of Saudi Arabia.
• Striithyris striata: Its type locality is Haisiyan Pass, S1458, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone in the Tuwaiq Mountain Formation of Saudi Arabia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Average measurements (in mm): shell 17.2 x 13.0, valve 15.9 x 14.1