†Moutonithyris dutempleana d'Orbigny 1851 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Alternative combination: Terebratula dutempleana
Belongs to Moutonithyris according to H. Sulser and J. G. Friebe 2002
See also Owen 1988
Sister taxa: Moutonithyris anglia, Moutonithyris dutempliana, Moutonithyris moutoniana, Biplicatoria hunstantonensis, Biplicatoria ferruginea, Atactosia obtusa
Type specimen: B61531
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Austria (3 collections), Italy (1), Madagascar (2), Portugal (4), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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