Gigantothyris finkelsteini Bose 1897 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula finkelsteini

Belongs to Gigantothyris according to A. Ferrari and C. Manara 1972

Sister taxa: Gigantothyris abscondita, Gigantothyris blanda, Gigantothyris deducta, Gigantothyris dorsoplanata, Gigantothyris gigantea, Gigantothyris luculenta, Gigantothyris ochoticus, Gigantothyris pulchra

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Austria (1 collection), Italy (4)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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