Chaperia cristata Busk 1884 (bryozoan)
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Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Chaperiidae
Alternative combination: Amphiblestrum cristatum
Belongs to Chaperia according to D. A. Brown 1952
Sister taxa: Chaperia acanthina, Chaperia annulus, Chaperia cervicornis, Chaperia colensoi, Chaperia cylindriformis, Chaperia galeata, Chaperia multifida, Chaperia rubida
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at North Canterbury (Miocene of New Zealand)
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