Ornatothyris sulcifera Morris 1847 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Gibbithyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula sulcifera

Belongs to Ornatothyris according to E. F. Owen 1988

Sister taxon: Ornatothyris miniscula

Type specimen: Its type locality is Val di Rotolone, Recoaro, which is in an Anisian carbonate limestone in Italy

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ornatothyris sulcifera in the database

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