Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Full reference: E. F. Owen. 1988. Cenomanian brachiopods from the Lower Chalk of Britain and northern Europe. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology 44(2):65-175
Belongs to Ovatathyris according to E. Gradinaru et al. 2006
See also Owen 1988
Sister taxon: Ovatathyris ovata
Type specimen: BB82149, a shell. Its type locality is Potterne (Rifle Butts), which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Upper Greensand Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Romania (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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