Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Chaperiidae
Parent taxon: Chaperiidae according to P. Bock 2006
See also Bassler 1953, Brown 1952, Brown 1956, Brown 1958, Pouyet 2000 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aluis, Amphiblestrella, Bryopastor, Chaperiopsis, Patsyella
Subtaxa: Chaperia acanthina Chaperia annulus Chaperia cervicornis Chaperia colensoi Chaperia cristata Chaperia cylindriformis Chaperia galeata Chaperia multifida Chaperia rubida
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (1 collection), New Zealand (3)
• Pliocene of Australia (2), New Zealand (3), Spain (2)
• Miocene to Oligocene of Australia (6)
• Miocene of New Zealand (1), Spain (2)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (2)
Total: 22 collections including 33 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.