†Capillonia Waterhouse 1973 (lamp shell)
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Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Rugosochonetidae
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1973. New brachiopod genera from the New Zealand Permian. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 3:35-42
Parent taxon: Svalbardiinae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Brachiosvalbardia, Chonetinetes, Dyoros, Eolissochonetes, Kitakamichonetes, Komiella, Leiochonetes, Leurosina, Lissochonetes, Quadrochonetes, Sulcataria, Tivertonia
Subtaxa: Capillonia brevisulcus Capillonia semicircularis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (44 collections), New Zealand (12)
Total: 56 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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