Apletosia maxima Charlesworth 1837 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Alternative combination: Terebratula maxima

Belongs to Apletosia according to G. A. Cooper 1983

See also Muir-Wood 1938

Sister taxa: Pliothyrina grandis, Pliothyrina harmeri, Pliothyrina orfordi, Pliothyrina sowerbyana

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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