Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae
Alternative combination: Praelongithyris praelongiformis
Full reference: F. A. Middlemiss. 1959. English Aptian Terebratulidae. Palaeontology 2(1):94-142
Belongs to Praelongithyris according to G. A. Cooper 1983
See also Middlemiss 1959
Sister taxa: Praelongithyris borealis, Praelongithyris lankesteri, Praelongithyris manuanensis, Praelongithyris pajaudi, Praelongithyris praelonga, Praelongithyris salevensis, Praelongithyris vanhoepeni, Praelongithyris xiongmeinensis
Type specimen: BMNH 67590 (Walker coll.). Its type locality is Upware, which is in an Aptian marine horizon in the United Kingdom.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (16 collections)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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