†Murravia fosteri Bitner 1996 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Full reference: M. A. Bitner. 1996. Brachiopods from the Eocene La Meseta Formation of Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Palaeontologia Polonica 55:65-100
Belongs to Murravia according to M. A. Bitner 1996
Sister taxa: Murravia catinuliformis, Murravia exarata, Murravia triangularis
Type specimen: ZPAL Bp.XXXVII/173. Its type locality is ZPAL 1, Bill Hill, Telm 1, which is in a Ypresian prodelta siltstone/sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at ZPAL 1, Bill Hill, Telm 1
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