Terebratella occidentalis Dall 1871 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae

Belongs to Terebratella according to Dall 1871

See also Stanton 1966 and Weaver 1942

Sister taxa: Terebratella (Magasella), Terebratella (Waltonia), Terebratella averilli, Terebratella californica, Terebratella crofti, Terebratella dorsata, Terebratella enzenspergeri, Terebratella mayi, Terebratella obesa, Terebratella patagonica, Terebratella rubiginosa, Terebratella sookensis, Terebratella submutica, Terebratella tennuis

Type specimen: CAS 7376, a shell

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Terebratella occidentalis in the database

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