Sellithyris engeli Rollier 1918 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Alternative combinations: Loboidothyris engeli, Plectoidothyris engeli, Terebratula engeli

Belongs to Sellithyris according to Sulser 1996

See also Diaz-Romero 1931 and Makridin 1964

Sister taxa: Sellithyris binalubensis, Sellithyris carteroniana, Sellithyris coahuilensis, Sellithyris coxwellensis, Sellithyris essertensis, Sellithyris gratianopolitensis, Sellithyris mayuensis, Sellithyris middlemissi, Sellithyris phaseolina, Sellithyris sella, Sellithyris solei, Sellithyris tornacensis, Sellithyris uniplicata, Sellithyris upwarensis, Sellithyris upwarnensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Bulgaria (1 collection), Eritrea (3), Ethiopia (1), Poland (1), Tunisia (12)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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