Neopaulinella Özdikmen 2008 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Meganterididae

Synonym: Paulinella [replaced name]

Full reference: H. Özdikmen. 2008. Nomenclatural changes for eight genus group names in Brachiopoda. Munis Entomology & Zoology 3:345-354

Parent taxon: Mutationellinae according to H. Özdikmen 2008

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Cloudella, Derbyina, Mendathyris, Mutationella, Pleurothyrella, Podolella, Prorensselaeria, Scaphiocoelia, Xana

Subtaxa: Neopaulinella guerangeri

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Type: Terebratula guerangeri

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Pola de Somiedo, La Vid Group, Valporquero Formation, Asturias (Devonian of Spain)

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