Aphelesia bipartita Brocchi 1814 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae

Alternative combinations: Anomia bipartita, Hemithyris bipartita

Synonyms: Aphelesia acuta Meznerics 1943, Hemithyris acuta Meznerics 1943

Belongs to Aphelesia according to A. Giannetti et al. 2018

See also Bitner and Dulai 2004, Bitner and Martinell 2001, Bitner and Moissette 2003, Cooper 1959, Dulai 2016, Gaetani and Sacca 1985 and GarcĂ­a Ramos 2005

Sister taxa: Aphelesia margineplicata, Aphelesia plicatodentata, Aphelesia sanctapaulensis, Aphelesia supraoligocaenica, Aphelesia winebergeri

Subtaxa: Hemithyris bipartita pseudobipartita

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Italy (5 collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1)

• Pliocene of Algeria (7), Italy (2), Morocco (1), Spain (2)

• Miocene of Hungary (6), Malta (1), Spain (7)

Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence

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