Psilothyris Cooper 1955 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Laqueidae

Synonym: Tamarella Owen 1965

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Eodallina, Hamptonina, Lusitanina, Terebrataliopsis

Subtaxa: Psilothyris airgulensis Psilothyris hispanica Psilothyris occidentalis Psilothyris tamarinda Psilothyris tamarindus Psilothyris villersensis Tamarella bonneyi Tamarella elliptica Tamarella juddi Tamarella vesta

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Type: Psilothyris occidentalis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Algeria (3 collections), Egypt (1), France (4), Germany (3), Italy (1), Portugal (4), Serbia (1), Spain (13), Switzerland (5), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (5), United States (1: Arizona)

Total: 44 collections including 49 occurrences

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