†Erymnaria cubensis Cooper 1959 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Erymnariidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1959. Genera of Tertiary and Recent rhynchonelloid brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 130(5):1-90
Belongs to Erymnaria according to G. A. Cooper 1959
Sister taxa: Erymnaria bolcensis, Erymnaria matensis, Erymnaria polymorpha
Type specimen: USNM 549385. Its type locality is Palmer Loc. 4707, Chucho Machin, which is in an Eocene carbonate limestone in Cuba.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Palmer Loc. 4707, Chucho Machin
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