Psilothyris tamarindus Sowerby 1836 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Laqueidae

Alternative combinations: Tamarella tamarindus, Terebratula tamarindus, Zeilleria tamarindus

Belongs to Psilothyris according to V. Radulovic and B. Radulovic 2002

See also Douvillé 1916 and Owen 1965

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

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Egypt (1 collection), France (3), Germany (3), Italy (1), Portugal (4), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (1), Switzerland (4), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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