Sellithyris upwarensis Walker 1870 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula sella upwarensis

Belongs to Sellithyris according to F. A. Middlemiss 1959

Sister taxa: Sellithyris binalubensis, Sellithyris carteroniana, Sellithyris coahuilensis, Sellithyris coxwellensis, Sellithyris engeli, Sellithyris essertensis, Sellithyris gratianopolitensis, Sellithyris mayuensis, Sellithyris middlemissi, Sellithyris phaseolina, Sellithyris sella, Sellithyris solei, Sellithyris tornacensis, Sellithyris uniplicata, Sellithyris upwarnensis

Type specimen: BMNH 67594 (Walker coll.)

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Romania (1 collection), the United Kingdom (3)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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