†Sellithyris essertensis Pictet 1872 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Alternative combination: Terebratula essertensis
Belongs to Sellithyris according to F. A. Middlemiss 1983
Sister taxa: Sellithyris binalubensis, Sellithyris carteroniana, Sellithyris coahuilensis, Sellithyris coxwellensis, Sellithyris engeli, Sellithyris gratianopolitensis, Sellithyris mayuensis, Sellithyris middlemissi, Sellithyris phaseolina, Sellithyris sella, Sellithyris solei, Sellithyris tornacensis, Sellithyris uniplicata, Sellithyris upwarensis, Sellithyris upwarnensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at La Presta asphalt mine (Cretaceous of Switzerland)
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