Acrobrochus Cooper 1983 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1983. The Terebratulacea (Brachiopoda) Triassic to Recent: a study of the brachidia (loops). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 50:1-290

Parent taxon: Terebratulinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Giraliathyris, Gurlarnella, Liothyrella, Maltaia, Pliothyrina, Pycnobrochus, Rhytisoria, Terebratula

Subtaxa: Acrobrochus aldingi Acrobrochus blochmanni Acrobrochus hendleri Acrobrochus landonensis Acrobrochus tateana Acrobrochus vema

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Type: Acrobrochus vema

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)

• Oligocene of New Zealand (5)

• Eocene of Australia (6)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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