†Waikatorhynchia waikatoensis MacFarlan 1992 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchonellidae
Full reference: D. A. B. MacFarlan. 1992. Triassic and Jurassic Rhynchonellacea (Brachiopoda) from New Zealand and New Caledonia. Royal Society of New Zealand Bulletin 31:1-310
Belongs to Waikatorhynchia according to D. A. B. MacFarlan 1992
Sister taxon: Waikatorhynchia kinohakuensis
Type specimen: AU B273, a shell. Its type locality is AU 6692, Maretai Stream (R13/f6642), which is in a Puaroan marine horizon in New Zealand.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jurassic of New Zealand (13 collections)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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