Dictyothyris coarctata Parkinson 1811 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dictyothyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula coarctatus

Belongs to Dictyothyris according to G. A. Cooper 1983

Sister taxa: Dictyothyris (Tegulithyris), Dictyothyris badensis, Dictyothyris dorsocurva, Dictyothyris gzheliensis, Dictyothyris kurri, Dictyothyris laneolata, Dictyothyris luszowicensis, Dictyothyris rollieri, Dictyothyris smithi, Dictyothyris spinulosa

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (6 collections), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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