†Basiliola roddai Cooper 1978 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Basiliolidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1978. Tertiary and Quaternary brachiopods from the southwest Pacific. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 38:1-23
Belongs to Basiliola according to G. A. Cooper 1978
Sister taxa: Basiliola arnaudi, Basiliola beecheri, Basiliola elongata, Basiliola lucida, Basiliola minuta, Basiliola nitida, Basiliola pompholyx, Basiliola strasfogeli
Type specimen: USNM 550828a, a shell
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Fiji (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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