Rectithyris odiumensis Sahni 1960 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Belongs to Rectithyris according to A. B. Quarto di Palo 1970

Sister taxa: Rectithyris ciplyensis, Rectithyris depressa, Rectithyris shenleyensis, Rectithyris subdepressa, Rectithyris whiskyi, Rectithyris wrightorum, Cyranoia longirostris, Cyranoia vissae

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at 61 AD-49, Baba Darves (Cretaceous of Afghanistan)

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