Tetractinella hexagonalis Bittner 1890 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Diplospirellidae

Alternative combinations: Spirigera (Euractinella) hexagonalis, Spirigera hexagonalis

Belongs to Tetractinella according to N. Mantovani 2002

See also Bittner 1902

Sister taxa: Tetractinella biplicatula, Tetractinella cislonensis, Tetractinella cornutula, Tetractinella didymoctenia, Tetractinella dyactis, Tetractinella quadricostata, Tetractinella tetractis, Tetractinella trigonella

Type specimen: Its type locality is Nagyvázsony, which is in a Ladinian marine horizon in Hungary

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2 collections), Hungary (1), Italy (2), Serbia and Montenegro (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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