Dictyothyris kurri Oppel 1857 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dictyothyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula kurri

Belongs to Dictyothyris according to A. T. Halamski and A. Cherif 2017

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

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Algeria (1 collection), France (4), Germany (1), Switzerland (2)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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