Pentithyris pelagica Rollier 1918 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula pelagica

Synonym: Terebratula bicanaliculata Douville 1886 [replaced name]

Belongs to Pentithyris according to G. A. Cooper 1983

See also Ficcarelli 1968

Sister taxa: Dorsoplicathyris amygdalis, Dorsoplicathyris angustata, Dorsoplicathyris chantalae, Dorsoplicathyris circularis, Dorsoplicathyris cuvergnatensis, Dorsoplicathyris deslongchampsi, Dorsoplicathyris dorsoplicata, Dorsoplicathyris enayi, Dorsoplicathyris hugueneyi, Dorsoplicathyris mangoldi, Dorsoplicathyris nepalensis, Dorsoplicathyris ovalis, Dorsoplicathyris parallela, Dorsoplicathyris pentagonalis, Dorsoplicathyris recta, Dorsoplicathyris subinsignis, Dorsoplicathyris symmetrica, Dorsoplicathyris tenuiplicata, Dorsoplicathyris theveleyensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Ethiopia (1 collection), France (1), Madagascar (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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