Thamniscus siccus Dreyer 1961 (bryozoan)

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Septoporidae

Full reference: E. Dreyer. 1961. Die Bryozoen des mitteldeutschen Zechsteins. Freiberger Forschungshefte C 111:1-51

Belongs to Thamniscus according to E. Dreyer 1961

Sister taxa: Thamniscus digitatus, Thamniscus erraticus, Thamniscus indubius, Thamniscus orientalis, Thamniscus perplexus, Thamniscus ramulosus, Thamniscus serialis, Thamniscus sevillensis, Thamniscus unilateralis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Felsenberg-riff bei Öpitz, which is in a Wuchiapingian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Zechstein Formation of Germany

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Felsenberg-riff bei Öpitz

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