†Pliothyrina sowerbyana Nyst 1843 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae
Alternative combination: Terebratula sowerbyana
Synonym: Terebratula variabilis Sowerby 1827 [replaced name]
Belongs to Pliothyrina according to A. Dulai 2016
See also Cooper 1983, García Ramos 2006 and Muir-Wood 1938
Sister taxa: Pliothyrina grandis, Pliothyrina harmeri, Pliothyrina orfordi, Apletosia maxima
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)
• Pliocene of Belgium (1), the Netherlands (2), the United Kingdom (6)
• Miocene of Belgium (1)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences
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