Tamarella vesta Owen 1965 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Laqueidae

Full reference: E. F. Owen. 1965. Some Lower Cretaceous Terebratelloidea. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology 11(2):49-72

Belongs to Tamarella according to E. F. Owen 1965

Sister taxa: Psilothyris airgulensis, Psilothyris hispanica, Psilothyris occidentalis, Psilothyris tamarinda, Psilothyris tamarindus, Psilothyris villersensis, Tamarella juddi, Tamarella elliptica, Tamarella bonneyi

Type specimen: BB. 42904. Its type locality is Upware (BMNH), which is in an Albian/Aptian marine sandstone in the United Kingdom.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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