Australina (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Lissatrypidae

Parent taxon: Lissatrypidae according to A. Williams et al. 2002

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Atrypellina, Aulacatrypa, Cerasina, Cyclospirinae, Holynatrypa, Levispira, Lissatrypinae, Meifodia, Parmula, Protozyginae, Radimatrypa, Shrockia, Tectatrypa

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (1 collection)

• Silurian to Devonian of Argentina (1)

• Silurian of Argentina (8), Australia (1), Venezuela (1)

Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences

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