Coenothyris vulgaris Schlotheim 1820 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Alternative combinations: Terebratula (Coenothyris) vulgaris, Terebratulites vulgaris

Belongs to Coenothyris according to J. Palfy 2003

See also Awad 1945, Bittner 1890, Dagys 1974, Diener 1907, Iordan 1993 and Senkowiczowa and Popiel-Barczyk 1996

Sister taxa: Coenothyris acuta, Coenothyris cuccensis, Coenothyris elongata, Coenothyris kraffti, Coenothyris oweni, Coenothyris pyriformis, Coenothyris radulovici, Terebratula (Coenothyris) cuccensis, Terebratula (Coenothyris) kraffti

Type specimen: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (1 collection), Egypt (1), Germany (12), Hungary (44), India (2), Israel (1), Italy (5), Jordan (3), Poland (8), Romania (1), Serbia (6), Slovakia (2), Vietnam (1)

Total: 87 collections each including a single occurrence

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