†Lophrothyris whitakeri Walker 1878 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lobothyrididae
Alternative combination: Terebratula whitakeri
Belongs to Lophrothyris according to G. A. Cooper 1983
Sister taxa: Lophrothyris contracta, Lophrothyris etheridgei, Lophrothyris etheridgii, Lophrothyris lophus, Lophrothyris montreuillensis, Lophrothyris senilis, Lophrothyris subequestris, Lophrothyris ventae, Lophrothyris wistleyensis, Lophrothyris withingtonensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Crickley Hill, Pea Grit (USNM coll) (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)
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