Petalothyris simplex Buckman 1845 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula simplex

Belongs to Petalothyris according to G. A. Cooper 1983

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Leckhampton Hill, Pea Grit (USNM coll) (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)

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