†Werriea australis Campbell 1957 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Orthotetidae
Belongs to Werriea according to Campbell 1957
Sister taxa: Permorthotetes lindneri, Permorthotetes callytharrensis, Permorthotetes crespinae, Permorthotetes teicherti, Permorthotetes camerata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Watts, Babbinboon, which is in a Tournaisian shallow subtidal siltstone/grainstone in Australia
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Australia (3 collections), United States (1: Idaho)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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