Micrina etheridgei Tate 1892 (lamp shell)

Brachiopoda

Alternative combination: Platyceras etheridgei

Full reference: R. Tate. 1892. The Cambrian fossils of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of Southern Australia 15:183-189

Belongs to Micrina according to D. I. Gravestock et al. 2001

See also Holmer et al. 2008, Laurie 1986 and Tate 1892

Sister taxa: Micrina pusilla, Micrina ridicula, Micrina xiaofanensis

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Australia (20 collections)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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