†Waiparia (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratellidae
Parent taxon: Terebratellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Gmelinmagas, Gyrothyris, Iheringithyris, Magadina, Magella, Neothyris, Pachymagas, Terebratella
Subtaxa: Waiparia elliptica
Type: Pachymagas ellipticus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (5)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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