Dictyothyris smithi Oppel 1857 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dictyothyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula smithi

Belongs to Dictyothyris according to Y. Alméras 1970

Sister taxa: Dictyothyris (Tegulithyris), Dictyothyris badensis, Dictyothyris coarctata, Dictyothyris dorsocurva, Dictyothyris gzheliensis, Dictyothyris kurri, Dictyothyris laneolata, Dictyothyris luszowicensis, Dictyothyris rollieri, Dictyothyris spinulosa

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (18 collections)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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