Ptyctothyris quillyensis Bayle 1879 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula quillyensis

Belongs to Ptyctothyris according to H. R. Feldman et al. 2021

See also Abbate et al. 1974 and Weir 1929

Sister taxa: Ptychtothyris baylei, Ptychtothyris stephani, Ptyctothyris biplicata, Ptyctothyris daghaniensis, Ptyctothyris hardgravensis, Ptyctothyris niortensis, Ptyctothyris phlegethontis, Ptyctothyris remisovi, Ptyctothyris subcanaliculata, Systenothyris triangulata

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Egypt (2 collections), Jordan (2), Madagascar (1), Somalia (4)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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