†Borellithyris gaetanii Dulai 2019 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae
Full reference: A. Dulai. 2019. New data on the Late Miocene brachiopod fauna of Tetti Borelli (Piedmont, N Italy). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 125:125-145
Belongs to Borellithyris according to A. Dulai 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MGPUT-PU 111348, a shell. Its type locality is Tetti Borelli (Pavia-Giuntelli collection), which is in a Tortonian deep-water sandstone in the Sant'Agata Fossili Formation of Italy.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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