Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae
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 Macandrevia according to M. A. Bitner 1996
Sister taxa: Macandrevia africana, Macandrevia americana, Macandrevia bayeri, Macandrevia craniella, Macandrevia cranium, Macandrevia delicatula, Macandrevia diamantina, Macandrevia nipponica, Macandrevia tenera, Macandrevia vanhoffeni, Macandrevia waldae
Type specimen: ZPAL Bp.XXXVII/480, a shell. Its type locality is ZPAL 8, which is in a Ypresian prodelta sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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