†Hippopleurifera mcbeanensis Cheetham 1962 (bryozoan)
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Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Romancheinidae
Full reference: A. H. Cheetham. 1962. Eocene bryozoa from the McBean Formation in Georgia. Micropaleontology 8(3):323-336
Belongs to Hippopleurifera according to A. H. Cheetham 1962
Sister taxa: Hippopleurifera australis, Hippopleurifera benmoussai, Hippopleurifera sedgwicki, Hippopleurifera semicristata, Hippopleurifera surgens
Type specimen: LSU no. 7155. Its type locality is McBean Creek, which is in an Eocene marine siliciclastic/limestone in the McBean Formation of Georgia.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Georgia collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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