Chaperia cervicornis Busk 1884 (bryozoan)

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Chaperiidae

Alternative combination: Membranipora cervicornis

Belongs to Chaperia according to Waters 1898

Sister taxa: Chaperia acanthina, Chaperia annulus, Chaperia colensoi, Chaperia cristata, Chaperia cylindriformis, Chaperia galeata, Chaperia multifida, Chaperia rubida

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Hawkes Bay (Pliocene of New Zealand)

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