†Acanthodesia quadrilatera Canu and Bassler 1935 (bryozoan)
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Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae
Full reference: F. Canu and R. S. Bassler. 1935. New species of Tertiary Cheilostome Bryozoa from Victoria, Australia. Smithsonian miscellaneous collections 93(9):1-54
Belongs to Acanthodesia according to F. Canu and R. S. Bassler 1935
Sister taxa: Acanthodesia bifossata, Acanthodesia regularis
Type specimen: U.S.N.M. nos. 85582, 85583.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Australia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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