†Belbekella lata d'Orbigny 1847 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetrarhynchiidae
Alternative combination: Rhynchonella lata
Belongs to Belbekella according to T. N. Smirnova 2012
Sister taxa: Belbekella castellanensis, Belbekella firjusaensis, Belbekella minor, Belbekella mutabilis, Belbekella rotundicosta, Belbekella sayni
Type specimen: Collection no6497 of d'Orbigny, National Museum of Natural history, Institute of Paleontology, Paris.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of France (2 collections), Portugal (2), the Russian Federation (3), Switzerland (10)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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