Kakanuiella Lee and Robinson 2003 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Thecideida - Thecidellinidae
Full reference: D. E. Lee and J. H. Robinson. 2003. Kakanuiella (gen. nov.) and Thecidellina: Cenozoic and Recent thecideide brachiopods from New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 33(1):341-361
Parent taxon: Thecidellininae according to A. Williams et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Bifolium, Eothecidellina, Rioultina, Stentorina, Thecidellina
Subtaxa: Kakanuiella hedleyi
Type: Thecidellina hedleyi
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whaingaroan of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Eocene of New Zealand (9)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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