†Cyrtothyris middlemissi Calzada 1972 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Belongs to Cyrtothyris according to F. A. Middlemiss 1980
Sister taxa: Cyrtothyris cantabridgiensis, Cyrtothyris cyrta, Cyrtothyris dallasi, Cyrtothyris maynci, Cyrtothyris ndumuensis, Cyrtothyris seeleyi, Cyrtothyris undisona, Cyrtothyris uniplicata
Type specimen: Geologic Museum of the Seminario de Barcelona specimen no23.346.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (1 collection), Morocco (3), Spain (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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