Sphaeroidothyris decipiens Deslongchamps 1873 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula decipiens

Belongs to Sphaeroidothyris according to M. Benzaggagh et al. 2023

See also Alméras et al. 2007 and Alméras and Fauré 2000

Sister taxa: Sphaeroidothyris arabica, Sphaeroidothyris browni, Sphaeroidothyris doultingensis, Sphaeroidothyris dubari, Sphaeroidothyris elmii, Sphaeroidothyris flatilis, Sphaeroidothyris globisphaeroidalis, Sphaeroidothyris henriquesae, Sphaeroidothyris lenthayensis, Sphaeroidothyris naxensis, Sphaeroidothyris obesum, Sphaeroidothyris pentagonalis, Sphaeroidothyris perfida, Sphaeroidothyris trifonovi, Sphaeroidothyris uretae, Sphaeroidothyris vari, Sphaeroidothyris vinneyensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Bulgaria (1 collection), France (14), Morocco (4), Slovakia (1), Spain (26)

Total: 46 collections each including a single occurrence

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