Aulites Richardson 1987 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cryptoporidae
Full reference: J. R. Richardson. 1987. Brachiopods from carbonate sands of the Australian shelf. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 99:37-50
Parent taxon: Cryptoporidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cryptopora, Cryptoporella
Subtaxa: Aulites brazieri
Type: Atretia brazieri
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Mallee Bore 11, 430-432 feet (Oligocene of Australia)
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