†Bouchardia antarctica Buckman 1910 (lamp shell)
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Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Bouchardiidae
Synonyms: Bouchardia angusta Buckman 1910, Bouchardia elliptica Buckman 1910, Bouchardia ovalis Buckman 1910
Belongs to Bouchardia according to M. A. Bitner 1996
See also Emig and Bitner 2005
Sister taxa: Bouchardia rosea, Bouchardia zitteli
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Antarctica (9 collections)
• Paleogene of Antarctica (9)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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