Chaperia galeata Busk 1854 (bryozoan)
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Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Chaperiidae
Alternative combination: Membranipora galeata
Belongs to Chaperia according to D. A. Brown 1958
Sister taxa: Chaperia acanthina, Chaperia annulus, Chaperia cervicornis, Chaperia colensoi, Chaperia cristata, Chaperia cylindriformis, Chaperia multifida, Chaperia rubida
Subtaxa: Chaperia galeata waiparaensis Membranipora galeata multifida
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at North Canterbury (Miocene of New Zealand)
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