†Rectithyris shenleyensis Walker and Lamplugh 1903 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Alternative combination: Terebratula depressa shenleyensis
Belongs to Rectithyris according to M. M. Cox and F. A. Middlemiss 1978
Sister taxa: Rectithyris ciplyensis, Rectithyris depressa, Rectithyris odiumensis, Rectithyris subdepressa, Rectithyris whiskyi, Rectithyris wrightorum, Cyranoia vissae, Cyranoia longirostris
Subtaxa: Rectithyris shenleyensis heathensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at CBPsl, Chamberlain Barn [Shenley Limestone, Lower Greensand] (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)
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