Ferrythyris millenaria Dumortier 1874 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Postepithyrididae

Alternative combination: Terebratula millenaria

Belongs to Ferrythyris according to Y. Alméras 1996

Sister taxa: Ferrythyris antiplecta, Ferrythyris deschampsi, Ferrythyris elianae, Ferrythyris ferryi, Ferrythyris globosa, Ferrythyris hollandae, Ferrythyris pouillyensis, Ferrythyris poullyensis, Ferrythyris uriniacensis, Ferrythyris vireti

Type specimen: Its type locality is La Verpillière (Isère, Bifrons zone), which is in a Bifrons/Thouarsense carbonate limestone in France

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (3 collections), Spain (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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