Pustuloplica papillosa Waterhouse 1987 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1987. Late Palaeozoic Brachiopoda (Athyrida, Spiriferida and Terebratulida) from the southeast Bowen Basin, east Australia. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 196(1-3):1-56

Belongs to Pustuloplica according to J. B. Waterhouse 1987

Sister taxa: Pustuloplica baccata, Pustuloplica bicostata, Pustuloplica cooperi

Type specimen: UQF 70215. Its type locality is UQ L4108, Ross Creek Tributary, Cracow Station, which is in a Roadian foreshore conglomerate/sandstone in the Brae Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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