Boubeithyris Cox and Middlemiss 1978 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Full reference: M. M. Cox and F. A. Middlemiss. 1978. Terebratulacea from the Cretaceous Shenley Limestone. Palaeontology 21(2):411-441

Parent taxon: Sellithyridinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Glosseudesia, Loriolithyris, Musculina, Ovatathyris, Paraboubeithyris, Phaseolina, Sellithyris, Walkerithyris

Subtaxa: Boubeithyris boubei Boubeithyris buzzardensis Boubeithyris diploplicata Boubeithyris pleta Boubeithyris prestensis Boubeithyris tibourrensis

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Type: Terebratula boubei

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Belgium (2 collections), France (3), Madagascar (1), Morocco (3), Romania (1), Switzerland (1), the United Kingdom (5)

Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences

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