Sellithyris upwarnensis Walker 1870 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula upwarnensis

Belongs to Sellithyris according to E. Gradinaru et al. 2006

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 tornacensis, Sellithyris uniplicata, Sellithyris upwarensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sellithyris upwarnensis in the database

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