Sellithyris carteroniana d'Orbigny 1847 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula carteroniana

Belongs to Sellithyris according to F. A. Middlemiss 1968

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

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Germany (3 collections), Switzerland (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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