Kraussina Davidson 1859 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Kraussinidae

Parent taxon: Kraussinidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Kensley 1972 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Megerliinae, Megerlina

Subtaxa: Kraussina cognata Kraussina crassiocostata Kraussina cuneata Kraussina gardineri Kraussina laevicostata Kraussina lata Kraussina mercatori Kraussina rotundata Kraussina rubra

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1 collection)

• Pliocene of South Africa (4)

• Miocene of South Africa (5)

Total: 10 collections including 16 occurrences

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