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 Gaetani and Sacca 1985 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acrobrochus, Giraliathyris, Gurlarnella, Liothyrella, Pliothyrina, Pycnobrochus, Rhytisoria, Terebratula
Subtaxa: Maltaia costae Maltaia maltensis Maltaia pajaudi
Type: Maltaia maltensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Spain (6 collections)
• Miocene of Malta (1), Spain (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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