Escharella spinosissima Hincks 1881 (bryozoan)

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Romancheinidae

Alternative combination: Mucronella spinosissima

Belongs to Escharella according to Levinsen 1909

Sister taxa: Escharella (Dialytostoma), Escharella ashapuraae, Escharella elongata, Escharella fistula, Escharella octodentata, Escharella reussiana, Escharella serrulata, Mucronella microstoma, Mucronella peachii

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

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

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