†Loriolithyris Middlemiss 1968 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Parent taxon: Sellithyridinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Boubeithyris, Glosseudesia, Musculina, Ovatathyris, Paraboubeithyris, Phaseolina, Sellithyris, Walkerithyris
Subtaxa: Loriolithyris marocensis Loriolithyris melaitensis Loriolithyris russillensis Loriolithyris valdensis
Type: Terebratula russillensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (3 collections), France (6), Italy (2), Morocco (7), Switzerland (15), Turkmenistan (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 35 collections including 38 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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