Micrina Laurie 1986 (lamp shell)

Brachiopoda

Synonym: Mirabella Barskova 1988

Full reference: J. R. Laurie. 1986. Phosphatic fauna of the Early Cambrian Todd River Dolomite, Amadeus Basin, central Australia. Alcheringa 10(4):431-454

Parent taxon: Linguliformea according to L. E. Holmer et al. 2011

See also de Bruijn et al. 2007, Holmer et al. 2008, Li and Xiao 2004, Sepkoski 2002 and Wagner 2023

Sister taxa: Lingulata, Paterinata, Setatella, Tegulella

Subtaxa: Micrina etheridgei Micrina pusilla Micrina ridicula Micrina xiaofanensis

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Australia (20 collections), China (2), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 23 collections including 25 occurrences

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