Murravia (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Parent taxon: Cancellothyridinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Cooper 1973 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cancellothyris, Ortholina, Rhynchonellopsis, Sendaithyris, Terebratulina, Trochifera
Subtaxa: Murravia catinuliformis Murravia exarata Murravia fosteri Murravia triangularis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (3 collections)
• Oligocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (3)
• Eocene of Antarctica (1), Australia (8)
• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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