Sellithyris uniplicata Smirnova 1972 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Alternative combination: Sellithyris sella uniplicata

Belongs to Sellithyris according to S. V. Lobacheva 1983

Sister taxa: Sellithyris binalubensis, Sellithyris carteroniana, Sellithyris coahuilensis, Sellithyris coxwellensis, Sellithyris engeli, Sellithyris essertensis, Sellithyris gratianopolitensis, Sellithyris mayuensis, Sellithyris middlemissi, Sellithyris phaseolina, Sellithyris sella, Sellithyris solei, Sellithyris tornacensis, Sellithyris upwarensis, Sellithyris upwarnensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Bel'bek (Cretaceous of Ukraine)

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