†Mesopunctia Waterhouse 1998 (lamp shell)
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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
Subtaxa: Mesopunctia macropustulosus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (21 collections), New Zealand (7)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
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