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Lepralia otakauensis

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lepraliidae

Taxonomy
Lepralia otakauensis was named by Brown (1952). Its type specimen is D. 36776 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MacDonald's Quarry, Oamaru, which is in a Runangan marine limestone in the Ototara Limestone Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Lepralia otakauensis Brown p. 283 figs. 212, 213

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
familyLepraliidae
genusLepralia
speciesotakauensis

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Lepralia otakauensis Brown 1952
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Diagnosis
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