†Praelongithyris borealis Owen 1976 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Belongs to Praelongithyris according to M. R. Sandy et al. 2014
See also Harper et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Praelongithyris lankesteri, Praelongithyris manuanensis, Praelongithyris pajaudi, Praelongithyris praelonga, Praelongithyris praelongiforma, Praelongithyris salevensis, Praelongithyris vanhoepeni, Praelongithyris xiongmeinensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Greenland (1 collection), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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