Aulacothyropsis conspicua Bittner 1890 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Aulacothyropsidae

Alternative combination: Waldheimia (Aulacothyris) conspicua

Belongs to Aulacothyropsis according to E. Kristan-Tollmann et al. 1979

Sister taxa: Aulacothyropsis almensis, Aulacothyropsis deqinica, Aulacothyropsis eminens, Aulacothyropsis megaeminens, Aulacothyropsis pentagonalis, Aulacothyropsis pervulgatus, Aulacothyropsis pressulus, Aulacothyropsis reflexa, Aulacothyropsis tschernyschevi

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Iran (1 collection), Slovakia (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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