†Dereta pectita Sowerby 1816 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebrataliidae
Alternative combination: Terebratula pectita
Belongs to Dereta according to E. F. Owen 1988
See also Elliott 1959
Sister taxon: Dereta incerta
Subtaxa: Dereta pectita ballardensis
Type specimen: BMNH B61622, a shell. Its type locality is Horningsham, which is in an Albian/Cenomanian marine sandstone/sandstone in the Upper Greensand Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (9 collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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