Zittelina orbis Quenstedt 1858 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Kingenidae

Alternative combination: Terebratula orbis

Belongs to Zittelina according to Rollier 1919

Sister taxa: Zittelina beneckei, Zittelina farringdonensis, Zittelina friesenensis, Zittelina hofmanni, Zittelina pinguicula, Zittelina wahlenbergi

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Ethiopia (1 collection), France (4), Switzerland (3)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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