Leptotrypa perforata Ernst et al. 2015 (bryozoan)

Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae

Full reference: A. Ernst, A. Munnecke, and I. Oswald. 2015. Exceptional bryozoan assemblage of a microbial-dominated reef from the early Wenlock of Gotland, Sweden. Journal of the Geologcal Society Sweden (GFF) 137(2):102-125

Belongs to Leptotrypa according to A. Ernst et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Leptotrypa enodis, Leptotrypa hexagonalis, Leptotrypa minima, Leptotrypa spinifera

Type specimen: Its type locality is Quarry - Nors Stenbrott 1, which is in a Homerian intrashelf/intraplatform reef limestone in Sweden

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Quarry - Nors Stenbrott 1

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