†Escharina waiparaensis Brown 1952 (bryozoan)
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Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Escharinidae
Full reference: D. A. Brown. 1952. The Tertiary Cheilostomatous Polyzoa of New Zealand. 1-405
Belongs to Escharina according to D. A. Brown 1952
Sister taxa: Escharina dutertrei, Escharina masoni, Escharina nitidissima, Escharina vulgaris
Type specimen: D. 36757. Its type locality is North Canterbury, which is in an Altonian marine limestone in the Mt Brown "E" Limestone Formation of New Zealand.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Miocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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