Sellithyris tornacensis d'Archiac 1847 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula tornacensis

Belongs to Sellithyris according to E. F. Owen 1988

Sister taxa: Sellithyris binalubensis, Sellithyris carteroniana, Sellithyris coahuilensis, Sellithyris coxwellensis, Sellithyris engeli, Sellithyris essertensis, Sellithyris gratianopolitensis, Sellithyris mayuensis, Sellithyris middlemissi, Sellithyris phaseolina, Sellithyris sella, Sellithyris solei, Sellithyris uniplicata, Sellithyris upwarensis, Sellithyris upwarnensis

Type specimen: B85066, a shell. Its type locality is Tournai, which is in a Cenomanian carbonate limestone in the Bernissart Formation of Belgium.

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Belgium (1 collection), France (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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