Morrisithyris Alméras 1970 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Lissajousithyrididae

Full reference: Y. Alméras. 1970. Les terebratulidae du Dogger dans le Mâconnais, le mont d'Or lyonnais et le Jura méridional: Étude systématique et biostratigraphique. Rapports avec la paléoécologie. Documents des Laboratories de Géologie de la Faculté des Sciences de Lyon 39(2):1-690

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Morrisithyris aargauensis Morrisithyris amoena Morrisithyris corvina Morrisithyris davidsoni Morrisithyris favrei Morrisithyris latifrons Morrisithyris phillipsi Morrisithyris phillipsiana Morrisithyris prosorovskaiae Morrisithyris quenstedti Morrisithyris uniformis Morrisithyris vercrae

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Type: Terebratula phillipsii phillipsiana

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Switzerland (1 collection)

• Jurassic of France (20), Germany (4), Spain (2), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 29 collections including 42 occurrences

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