Moorellina (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Thecideida - Thecidellinidae

Alternative spelling: Moorelina

Synonym: Elliottina

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bosquetella, Pachymoorellina

Subtaxa: Moorellina hanwangensis Moorellina negevensis Moorellina septata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (1 collection)

• Jurassic of France (2), Israel (2), Poland (1), the United Kingdom (5)

• Triassic of China (1)

Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence

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