Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Smittinidae
Full reference: D. A. Brown. 1952. The Tertiary Cheilostomatous Polyzoa of New Zealand. 1-405
Belongs to Smittina according to D. A. Brown 1952
Sister taxa: Smittina (Reussia), Smittina (Smittina), Smittina acaroensis, Smittina canavarii, Smittina cervicornis, Smittina crepidula, Smittina cribraria, Smittina denticulifera, Smittina eagari, Smittina flexuosa, Smittina inarmata, Smittina landsborovii, Smittina marionensis, Smittina messiniensis, Smittina ordinata, Smittina parviovicellosa, Smittina perforata, Smittina purpurea, Smittina rogickae, Smittina trispinosa, Smittina unispinosa, Smittina uttleyi, Smittia ordinata
Type specimen: D. 36836. Its type locality is MacDonald's Quarry, Oamaru, which is in a Runangan marine limestone in the Ototara Limestone Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at MacDonald's Quarry, Oamaru
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