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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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