Mesopunctia Waterhouse 1998 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ingelarellidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1998. Ingelarelloidea (Spiriferida: Brachiopoda) from Australia and New Zealand, and reclassification of Ingelarellidae and Notospiriferidae. Earthwise 1:1-46

Parent taxon: Glendoniinae according to A. Williams et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Birchsella, Glendonia, Kelsovia, Monklandia, Wairakispirifer

Subtaxa: Mesopunctia extensa Mesopunctia macropustulosus Mesopunctia microspinosa Mesopunctia minuta Mesopunctia spinosa

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Type: Notospirifer macropustulosus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Australia (47 collections), New Zealand (11)

Total: 58 collections each including a single occurrence

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