†Australiarcula artesiana Elliott 1960 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Bouchardiidae
Full reference: G. F. Elliott. 1960. A new Mesozoic terebratellid brachiopod. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 71:25-30
Belongs to Australiarcula according to G. F. Elliott 1960
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: University of Adelaide F.15278, a shell. Its type locality is Santos No. 1 bore, 429.5 feet, which is in an Albian marine siliciclastic in the Tambo Formation of Australia.
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Santos No. 1 bore, 429.5 feet
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