Xestosina portlandica Etallon 1864 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula portlandica

Belongs to Xestosina according to P. Hantzpergue et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Xestosina arguta, Xestosina sera, Xestosina subsella, Xestosina suprajurensis, Xestosina thurmanni

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Xestosina portlandica in the database

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