Orbirhynchia mantelliana d'Sowerby 1826 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae

Alternative combination: Terebratula mantelliana

Belongs to Orbirhynchia according to E. F. Owen 1988

Sister taxa: Orbirhynchia bella, Orbirhynchia boussensis, Orbirhynchia compta, Orbirhynchia cuvieri, Orbirhynchia dispansa, Orbirhynchia extensa, Orbirhynchia granum, Orbirhynchia heberti, Orbirhynchia multicostata, Orbirhynchia obscura, Orbirhynchia orbignyi, Orbirhynchia oweni, Orbirhynchia parkinsoni, Orbirhynchia parva, Orbirhynchia pisiformis, Orbirhynchia praedispansa, Orbirhynchia reedensis, Orbirhynchia wiesti, Orbirhynchia wilmingtonensis

Type specimen: BMNH Sowerby Coll. B61490.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Spain (1 collection), the United Kingdom (27)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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