Wattonithyris roettingensis Rollier 1918 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae

Belongs to Wattonithyris according to F. Atrops and Y. Alméras 2005

Sister taxa: Wattonithyris callosa, Wattonithyris fullonica, Wattonithyris impexa, Wattonithyris lata, Wattonithyris magna, Wattonithyris pseudobullata, Wattonithyris pseudomaxillata, Wattonithyris subsphaericus, Wattonithyris wurtembergica, Wattonithyris zamdaensis, Pseudowattonithyris inflata, Pseudowattonithyris gigantea, Pseudowattonithyris circumdata, Pseudowattonithyris depressa

Type specimen: Inst. Mus. Tubingen Br. 3/50/26. Its type locality is Röttingen, Parkinsoni Oolith, which is in a Bajocian marine horizon in the "Parkinsoni Oolith" Formation of Germany.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Algeria (2 collections), Bulgaria (1), Germany (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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